Next to selfishness the principal cause which makes life unsatisfactory is want of mental cultivation.
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adj. 最重要的;主要的;资本的;本金的;
n. 首长,负责人;主要演员,主角;[法]委托人,当事人;本金;
💡 prin主要的+cip拿,抓,握住+al形容词后缀 → 主要的;首要的
"When he saw the principal, he raised his hand in salutation."
他看到校长时举手敬礼.
近义:head, headman, manager, boss, gaffer, chief
adj. 内心的,精神的,思想的,心理的;智慧的,智[脑]力的;〈口〉精神病的,意志薄弱的,愚笨的;
n. 精神病患者;
💡 ment思考,神智+al表形容词 → 智力的;精神的
"Mental and physical deterioration both occur naturally with age."
随着年龄的增长,心智和体力自然衰退.
adj. 不能令人满意的;不符合要求的;不满足的;
💡 un不+satis满足+fact做,制作+ory形容词后缀→不能令人满意的,不得人心的
"Shops are often reluctant to take back unsatisfactory goods."
商店一般都不愿收回顾客不称心的货物.
近义:insufficient, lacking, lousy, poor, bad, trashy
反义:appropriate, pleasing, proper, satisfying, acceptable, suitable
adj. 紧接在后的;次于的;贴近的;紧邻的;
adv. 接下去;然后;居后地;依次的;
n. 下一位;下一个;
prep. 靠近;居于…之后;在…的隔壁;
"The next item on the agenda is the publicity budget."
议程表上的下一项是宣传预算。
近义:oncoming, subsequent, succeeding, upcoming, pursuant, coming
反义:prior, nowadays, presently, today, currently
n. 自私;自我中心;利己主义;任性;
"Love is the antithesis of selfishness."
爱是自私的对立面。
近义:self, selfhood, egoism, egotism
反义:humanitarianism, largeheartedness, largess, largesse, liberality, munificence
n. 原因;动机;理由;事业;
vt. 成为…的原因;导致;引起;使遭受;
💡 不是(be)因为(because) 引起的
"The martyr laid down his life for the cause of national independence."
这位烈士是为了民族独立的事业而献身的.
近义:induce, inspire, instigate, instill, make, occasion
反义:hinder, obstruct, oppose, avert, preclude, prevent