His horror is wild, but it is a sane horror.
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n. 恐怖,可怕的事物;嫌恶,痛恨;讨厌的人或事;〈口〉非常丑恶;
💡 horr(tremble)+or(名词后缀)→恐怖;战栗;极度憎恶
"The little horror never stops playing tricks on his parents."
那个小淘气鬼不停地捉弄他的父母.
近义:horripilation, awfulness, terror, dread, fright
反义:heart, intrepidity, manhood, manliness, mettle, nerve
adj. 心智健全的;神志正常的;明智的;稳健的;
💡 sane(whole)→神志清明的;健全的
"No sane person would do that."
没有一个神志正常的人会做那样的事。
近义:sound, sober, dry, healed, cured, healthy
反义:hothead, insane, lunatic, mad, maddened, maniatic
adj. 野生的;野蛮的;狂热的;荒凉的;
n. 荒野;未开化的地方;偏远地区;人烟稀少的地区;
adv. 疯狂地;胡乱地;
💡 与温和的(mild)相反(m-w)即 野蛮的
"The former wild man of rock has reinvented himself as a respectable family man."
过去的那位摇滚狂人已经改变形象,成了一位体面的爱家的男人。
近义:backland, steppe, thicket, bushes, chaparral, nonsensical
反义:heedful, judicious, leery, levelheaded, moderate, precautious