Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say 'infinitely' when you mean 'very'; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
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n. 主题,话题;学科,科目;[哲]主观;
adj. 须服从…的;(在君主等)统治下的;
v. 提供,提出;使…隶属;
💡 sub在…下面+ject投掷,扔→扔下去→服从的,扔下去让大家讨论的主题 → 主题,主观;服从的
"She was dreading having to broach the subject of money to her father."
她正在为不得不向父亲提出钱的事犯愁。
近义:overpower, subdue, subjugate, submit, subordinate, tyrannize
反义:loose, save, deliver, emancipate, enfranchise, extricate
adv. 无限地,无穷地;极其;
💡 in 无 + fin范围 + ite...的 + ly ...地→ 无限地, 无穷地
"Is God infinitely good?"
天主是全善的么?
近义:immeasurably, immensely, unmeasurably, boundlessly
反义:limitatively, onerously
adv. 否则;另外;别的方式;
adj. 别的,另外的;不同的;
conj. 否则,不然;
💡 other另外的+wise方向,状态 →要不然
"If he had done otherwise, I should have thought him a rascal."
如果他不这样做, 我就认为他是个恶棍.
近义:other, unequal, unlike, different, dissimilar, diverse
反义:indeed, really, strictly, truly, actually
adv. 真,真正;实在,果真;实际上;事实上;
💡 real真实的+ly表副词 →真正地
"Tom was really hungry and ate up everything served."
汤姆确实饿坏了,把端到桌上的东西吃得精光.
近义:honestly, indeed, just, authentically, particularly, properly
反义:hypocritically, insincerely, lyingly, meretriciously, misleadingly, untruthfully
adj. 极大的;无法衡量的; 无限的;无穷尽的;
n. 无限的事物;无穷尽的事物; 上帝;
💡 in无+fin结束,范围+ite有...的 → 没有范围的 → 无限的
"The universe seems infinite."
宇宙似乎是无限的.
近义:infinity, boundlessness, illimitable, immeasurable, immense, incommensurate
反义:limited, qualified, constricted
v. 表示…的意思;意思是;打算;产生…结果;
adj. 吝啬的;刻薄的;破旧的;残忍的;
n. 平均数;中间;几何平均;等比中数;
💡 他哭mean(意味着)想吃吃meat(肉)
"I don't mean to disparage your achievements."
我并不想贬低你的成就。
近义:hint, imply, insinuate, intimate, purport, signify
反义:humane, humanitarian, liberal, lofty, loose, loyal