Some forms of reality are so horrible we refuse to face them, unless we are trapped into it by comedy. To label any subject unsuitable for comedy is to admit defeat.
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n. 现实，现实性;真实情况，实际情形;实体，实在;事实;
💡 real真实的+ity名词后缀 →现实，真实
"our perception of reality"
我们对现实的认识
近义：sooth, substantiality, truth, verity, actuality, fact
反义：chimaera, chimera, fable, hallucination
adj. 可怕的;极不友好的;极讨厌的;令人震惊的;
💡 horr发抖，可怕+ible...的 → 令人发抖的 → 可怕的
"The coffee tasted horrible."
这种咖啡难喝极了。
近义：heinous, hideous, horrendous, horrid, horrific, horrifying
反义：pulchritudinous, ravishing, stunning, gorgeous
v. 拒绝;回绝;推却;
n. 废弃物;垃圾;
💡 re回+fuse流，泻→向回流→拒绝
"It would be churlish to refuse such a generous offer."
拒绝这样一个慷慨的提议未免失礼。
近义：reject, snub, spurn, waive, decline, deny
反义：indulge, assent, nod, accede, acquiesce, comply
n. 面容;表面;脸;方面;
vt.& vi. 面对;面向…;正视;承认;
vt. （感到不能）对付;（明知不好办而）交谈;必须对付（某情况）;面临…;
💡 face=fac表示脸、面 → 脸；表面；外表
"He screwed up his face at the nasty smell."
闻到这令人作呕的气味,他皱眉蹙额.
近义：tackle, brave, breast, confront, front, overlook
反义：parry, avert, prevent, shirk, shun, sidestep
n. 喜剧;喜剧性;喜剧体裁;有趣的事情;
💡 com宴会+edy表名词→像宴会一样热闹→喜剧
"He didn't appreciate the comedy of the situation."
他未领略到这种局面的滑稽可笑之处。
近义：play, farce, playacting
反义：holocaust, misfortune, calamity, catastrophe, debacle, disaster
n. 主题，话题;学科，科目;[哲]主观;
adj. 须服从…的;（在君主等）统治下的;
v. 提供，提出;使…隶属;
💡 sub在…下面+ject投掷，扔→扔下去→服从的，扔下去让大家讨论的主题 → 主题，主观；服从的
"She was dreading having to broach the subject of money to her father."
她正在为不得不向父亲提出钱的事犯愁。
近义：overpower, subdue, subjugate, submit, subordinate, tyrannize
反义：loose, save, deliver, emancipate, enfranchise, extricate