People are very fond of giving away what they need most themselves. It is what I call the depth of generosity.

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people ['pipl] 词频1 词根: 公众
n. 人,人类;居民;人民;种族; vt. 居住于,布满;使住满人,在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义:populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks 反义:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
away [ə'we] 词频1
adv. 离开,远离;在远处;消失; adj. 不在的;遥远的;客场比赛;
💡 a(on)+broad→在远方;离去;不在
"In the hotel, the old men were drinking away as usual."
在旅馆里, 这些老人和往常一样喝个不停.
近义:abroad, out, outdoors, outside, without
themselves [ðɛm'sɛlvz] 词频1
pron. 他[她,它]们自己;他们亲自;“himself”的复数;“herself”的复数;
💡 them他们+selves自己的复数 → 他们自己,
"All our officers are trained to defend themselves against knife attacks."
我们所有的警察都接受过自卫训练,能够对付持刀袭击。
近义:herself, himself, itself, oneself, them, yourself
depth [dɛpθ] 词频2 词根: th
n. 深度;深处,深海;深奥,奥妙;进深;
💡 dep=deep深的+th抽象名词 →深度
"What's the depth of the water here?"
这儿的水有多深?
近义:profundity, deepness, inwardness, profoundness
generosity [,dʒɛnə'rɑsəti] 词频3 词根: gen
n. 慷慨,大方;宽容或慷慨的行为;丰富;
💡 gener出生,产生+osity多的状态→多产生→慷慨
"It was a specimen of his generosity."
这是他慷慨大方的一个实例.
近义:humanitarianism, largeheartedness, largess, largesse, liberality, longanimity 反义:meanness, miserliness, moneygrubbing, niggardliness, avariciousness, possessiveness
fond [fɑnd] 词频2
adj. 喜欢的;多情的;溺爱的,宠爱的;盲目轻信的;
💡 用食物(food)作凳子(n)是人们所 喜爱的
"Over the years, I have grown quite fond of her."
经过这么多年,我越来越喜欢她了。
近义:inclined, kind, kindly, loving, mellow, tender

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