The idea that no gentleman ever swears is all wrong; he can swear and still be a gentleman if he does it in a nice and benevolent and affectionate way.

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gentleman ['dʒɛntlmən] 词频1 词根: 出生
n. 先生;绅士;有身份地位的人;
💡 gentle温和的+man人→绅士;有教养的人
"Thank you—you're a real gentleman."
谢谢您—您是个真正的君子。
近义:aristocrat, lord, noble, patrician, sir, cavalier 反义:plebe, commoner
benevolent [bə'nɛvələnt] 词频5 词根: vol
adj. 好心肠的;与人为善的;乐善好施的;慈善的;
💡 bene善,好+vol=will心愿+ent...的→好意的 → 仁慈的,慈善的
"belief in the existence of a benevolent god"
对于仁慈的神之存在的笃信
近义:kind, kindhearted, kindly, mild, benign, benignant 反义:malicious, malign, malignant, noxious, baleful, spiteful
idea [aɪ'diə] 词频1
n. 主意,想法;[哲]理念,观念;[乐]乐句;模糊想法;
💡 dear(亲爱的),你有什么好idea(主意)
"How does the idea of a holiday in Spain grab you?"
你对于到西班牙去度假这个主意感兴趣 吗 ?
近义:intent, knowledge, notion, purpose, think, thought
wrong [rɔŋ] 词频1 词根: wr-
adj. 有毛病的,失常的;错误的,不正确的;不好的,不公正的;反对的,相反的,颠倒的,背面的,里面的; adv. 不对,错误,失当;不好,不公正;逆,颠倒,翻转;有毛病,不舒服; n. 过失,错误;不义的行为;不义行为;犯罪; vt. 委屈,无理地对待,诽谤;
💡 勿(w)容(rong)忍 错误的
"I got it wrong. It wasn't the red one but the blue one."
我弄错了。不是红的那个,是蓝的那个。
近义:hurt, injure, insult, mistreat, offend, penalize 反义:heal, mend, rectify, reform, remedy, repair
swear [swɛr] 词频2 词根: sw-
v. 发誓;咒骂; n. 发誓,宣誓;咒骂;
💡 蛇(S)穿(wear):我 发誓让蛇穿衣服 网友:yqy 补充:蛇(S)穿(wear)也骂人 网友:yqy补充: s是(谐音),wear穿:发誓者都是在外面穿了
"I don't know anything about what happened, I swear."
我发誓, 我对所发生的事一无所知.
近义:vow, perjure, blaspheme, curse, damn, attest 反义:recant, belie, abjure, impugn, oppugn, rebut
still [stɪl] 词频1
adv. 仍,仍然;更,还要;静静地;〈诗〉常,不断地; adj. 不动的,静止的;不狂暴的,温柔的;没有活力的,死气沉沉的; n. 平静,寂静;剧照;静止摄影;蒸馏器; vt.& vi. (使某物)平静下来,安静;〈古〉烧(酒),蒸馏; conj. 但是;然而;
"Although he's nearly 80, he is still very active."
尽管快80岁了,他还是十分活跃。
近义:hush, appease, lull, assuage, mollify, pacify 反义:incite, perturb, shake, trouble, upheave, upset

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