When lenity and cruelty play for a kingdom, the gentler gamester is the soonest winner.
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n. 残忍;残忍的行为;残酷行为;虐待;
💡 cruel残酷的+ty表名词 →残酷
"The deliberate cruelty of his words cut her like a knife."
他故意说的残酷无情的话对她像刀割一样。
近义:outrage, heartlessness, inclemency, inhumanity, insidiousness, mercilessness
n. 王国;界;领域;
💡 king国王+dom状态或领域 →王国
"After the old king died, his son ruled over the kingdom."
老国王死后, 他儿子统治这个王国.
近义:realm
n. 比赛;游戏;戏剧;赌博;
vt.& vi. 玩;演奏;演出;参加比赛;
vt. 扮演;担任,充当…的角色;演出;装扮;
vi. 玩耍,游戏;[游戏] 参加游戏;赌博;闹着玩;
💡 联想:只要一玩就“不累
"The critic's review of the play was just a paragraph of bile."
那位批评家对这部戏剧的评论不过是在发泄怒气。
近义:romp, sport, toy, dally, frisk, frolic
反义:sooth, substantiality, truth, verity, actuality, fact
n. 获胜的人;胜券在握;制胜的一记入球;成功的东西;
"an Olympic bronze medal winner"
奥林匹克铜牌得主
近义:prizewinner, triumpher, vanquisher, victor, overcomer, conquerer
反义:pushover, quitter, turkey, duffer, dud, failure
n. 慈悲, 宽大处理\\n[法] 宽大, 宽大的行为
近义:indulgence, leniency, looseness, permissiveness, softness
反义:insensibility, insensitiveness, insensitivity, austerity, rigor, rigorousness