The most decisive actions of our life - I mean those that are most likely to decide the whole course of our future - are, more often than not, unconsidered.
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adj. 决定性的;坚定的;果断的,决断的;
💡 de使…成为,加强+cis切开+ive形容词后缀,…的→决定性的
"A decisive person acts quickly and often succeeds."
果断的人行动迅速,常常成功.
近义:key, momentous, outright, peremptory, plump, robust
反义:idle, immaterial, inane, inconsequential, inconsiderable, ineffective
adj. 可能的;适合的;有希望的;
adv. 可能;或许;大概;多半;
💡 like可能 + ly...的\/地 → a.可能的 ad.很可能
"Rice flour makes the cake less likely to crumble."
这种糕饼用米粉做不那么容易碎。
近义:inclined, apt, liable, ostensible, plausible, possible
反义:imaginary, implausible, improbable, unbelievable, uncertain, utopical
vt. 决定;决心;解决;裁决;
vi. 决定;下决心;
💡 de使…成为+cide切→切下去→下决心→决定,决心
"You choose, I can't decide."
你来选吧,我拿不定主意。
近义:determine, resolve, set, settle, rule
反义:object, vary, clash, differ, disaccord, discord
n. 课程;航线;行动方向;一道菜;
vt. 快速地流动;奔流;跑过;追逐;
vi. 沿…(方向)前进;指引航线;快跑;迅速移动;
💡 cour 发生+se → n. 发展;进程,课程,一道菜
"There were only three of us on the advanced course."
只有我们三人学高级课程。
近义:racecourse, racetrack, speedway, track, pass, range
adj. 将来的,未来的;[语法学]将来时的;
n. 前途;[美国俚语]未婚妻;期货;
💡 futur- 【拉丁传入法语】表示将来的某种状态
"We all work hard in the interests of our future."
我们都为我们自己的将来而努力工作.
近义:next, oncoming, unborn, coming, forthcoming
反义:prior
n. 生活,生计;生命,性命;一生,寿命;人生,尘世;
"My life seemed aimless."
我的生活似乎没有目标。
近义:being, existence, liveliness, spark, sprightliness, zest
反义:passing, quietus, decease, demise, disappearance, end