A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.
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n. (指成年女子,有些人尤其是长者认为这样说比较礼貌)女士;(不尊重的非正式称呼)女人;(在英国对女贵族或贵族成员的妻子女儿或爵士妻子的称呼)夫人;举止文雅且有教养的女子;
💡 lad+y(表示人的名词后缀)→女士;淑女
"She was auditioning for the role of Lady Macbeth."
她试演了麦克佩斯夫人的角色。
近义:ma'am, madam, mrs., ms., woman, ms
反义:gentleman
n. 想像,想像力;空想,妄想;想像出来的事物;
💡 imagin=imagine想象+ation表名词 →想象
"a product of her febrile imagination"
她狂想的产物
近义:imagining, visualization, gumption, creativeness, creativity, daydream
反义:sooth, substantiality, truth, verity, actuality, fact
adj. 快速的;[摄]感光快的;险峻的;
n. 急流;高速交通工具,高速交通网;
💡 rap-, rav- Rap,rapt,rav=snatch,表示”捕,夺”#词根助记:抢夺时速度必然很快
"Increased consumption of water has led to rapid depletion of groundwater reserves."
用水量的增加导致了地下水贮备迅速枯竭.
近义:riffle, shoot, stream, quick, accelerated, smart
n. 钦佩,赞美;引人赞美的人或物;怀着对…的赞美;
💡 ad 一再 + mir 惊奇,看 + ation 表示行为、情况 → n.钦佩, 赞美, 羡慕
"I have great admiration for her as a writer."
我十分钦佩她这位作家。
近义:astonishment, wonder, wonderment, regard, respect, esteem
反义:aboulia, apathy, impassiveness, impassivity, indolence, informality
matrimony
['mætrɪmoni]
n. 结婚,婚姻生活;
💡 mater(mother)+mony(表示抽象名词的后缀)→婚姻;婚姻关系
"Outside the regenerative and ennobling pale of matrimony, he used her body."
他在有传宗接代意义的庄严的婚姻关系以外, 蹂躏了她.
近义:marriage, nuptial, nuptials, wedding, wedlock, betrothal
反义:separation
n. 瞬间,片刻;时刻;重要,紧要;[物]力矩;
💡 mom(move)+ent(名词后缀)→瞬间;片刻;重要
"The moment the clown appeared on stage, the audience folded up."
小丑一出现在舞台上, 观众们个个笑得前俯后仰.
近义:instant, tick, time, while, bit, flash
反义:immortality, perdurability, perenniality, perpetuity, deathlessness, afterlife