The man who has nothing to boast of but his illustrious ancestry is like the potato - the best part under ground.
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adj. 著名的;杰出的，卓越的;辉煌的;显赫;
💡 il一再+lustr光,照亮+ious形容词后缀一再光明→辉煌的
"The composer was one of many illustrious visitors to the town."
那位作曲家是许多造访过这个城市的杰出人物之一。
近义：aristocratic, keen, lofty, noble, notable, august
反义：nameless, obscure, unadmired, unauthenticated, unbeknown, unfamiliar
n. <集合词>祖先;世家，名门;[生]系谱;血统;
💡 an先+cest走+ry表名词 → 走在前面的 → 祖先
"to have Scottish ancestry"
祖籍苏格兰
近义：lineage, ascendancy, ascendency, order, origin, parentage
反义：plebeianism, commonality
vt. 自夸，自吹自擂;夸口说;以有…而自豪;自负有;
n. 夸口，自负;自负的事物，引以为傲的东西;自夸的话;扬言;
💡 褒死他（谐音）：褒死他- 吹牛 自夸 boas(boss老板)+t(他):老板他 吹牛 船上(boat)扭腰(S): 自夸 吹嘘
"I don't want to boast, but I can actually speak six languages."
不是我吹嘘，我确实能讲六种语言。
近义：pose, rhodomontade, rodomontade, showboat, splurge, strut
反义：meekness, bashfulness, unaffectedness, pudendum, decorum
n. 马铃薯， 土豆，洋芋;土豆块茎;
💡 老婆(po)指使他(ta)偷(to-音似) 土豆
"I got the minister on the ear with a potato."
我用土豆打中了部长的耳朵.
近义：spud, murphy
adj. 最好的( good和well的最高级);最愉快的;最幸福的;最合适的;
adv. 最好地;最出色地;最高标准地;
n. 佼佼者;（个人的）最高水平;最重要的优越性;最好的东西，最合乎要求的事物;
vt. [口]打败，胜过;
"He is arguably the best actor of his generation."
按理他是他那一代中最优秀的演员。
近义：master, outgo, outmatch, outrange, outrank, outstrip
反义：badder, baddest, worse
n. 部分;零件;参加;地区;
vt. 使分裂;拆移;使分开;
vi. 分开;分离;分岔;
adv. 不完全地，部分地;
adj. 不完全的，部分的;
"The first part of the plan has been safely accomplished."
计划的第一部分已顺利完成。
近义：section, segment, split, divide, fragment, secede
反义：whole, entirety, off, outright, plumb, quite