Vulgarity is, in reality, nothing but a modern, chic, pert descendant of the goddess Dullness.
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n. 现实,现实性;真实情况,实际情形;实体,实在;事实;
💡 real真实的+ity名词后缀 →现实,真实
"our perception of reality"
我们对现实的认识
近义:sooth, substantiality, truth, verity, actuality, fact
反义:chimaera, chimera, fable, hallucination
n. 后代;后裔;(由过去类似物发展来的)派生物;弟子;
adj. 下降的;祖传的;
💡 de 向下 + scend 爬,攀 + ant人→传下的人→子孙,后代
"He is a lineal descendant of the company's founder."
他是公司创始人的直系后裔。
近义:descendent, kin, offspring, son, boy, issue
反义:ascendant, parent, progenitor, forebear, predecessor, elder
n. 女神;被崇拜的女人;非凡的女子;绝世美女;
💡 godd=god神+ess女性,雌性 →女神
"Diana, the goddess of hunting"
狩猎女神狄安娜
vulgarity
[[vʌl'gæriti]]
n. 粗俗, 粗鄙, 粗话\\n[法] 粗鄙, 粗野行为
近义:impoliteness, indecency, obscenity, roughness, rudeness, uncouthness
反义:purity, sinlessness, chastity
adj. 现代的;近代的;新式的;当代风格的;
n. 现代人,现代主义者;时髦人士;[印]现代字体,指印刷中所用的一种字体;
💡 音“摩登
"The monarchy is seen by many people as an anachronism in the modern world."
很多人认为君主制在现代世界不合时宜。
近义:mod, new, newfangled, novel, recent, unworn
chic
[ʃi(:)k]
adj. <法>漂亮的,时髦的,潇洒的;别致的;
n. 高雅,雅致;
"She is always so chic, so elegant."
她总是那么时髦,那么优雅。
近义:poise, smartness, swank, elegance, fashionableness, grace
反义:pretentiousness, snobbishness, vulgarity, tastelessness, artless, rank