Man seems to be capable of great virtues but not of small virtues; capable of defying his torturer but not of keeping his temper.

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capable ['kepəbl] 词频2 词根: cap
adj. 能干的;有才能的;有才华的;能胜任的; n. 有才能的,能干的;
💡 cap握住+able形容词后缀,具有某种性质的 → 有能力的,有才能的
"He's quite capable of lying to get out of trouble."
靠撒谎渡过难关他挺有一套。
近义:apt, proficient, qualified, skilled, suitable, usable 反义:incompetent, inefficient, unable, uncapable, unfit, unqualified
great [ɡret] 词频1
adj. 伟大的,杰出的;优异的,显著的;很多的;重大的; adv. [口语]很好地;令人满意地,成功地,顺利地;得意地; n. 大人物们;伟大人物;重要人物,大师;名家;
💡 联想:“贵的”就是伟大的 网友:12 补充:gr 工人 eat吃 解决工人吃饭问题,不就是伟大的问题。great 伟大
"According to Mick, it's a great movie."
据米克说,这是一部了不起的电影。
近义:super, awesome, cool, fine, large, big 反义:minute, pokey, poky, short, small, tiny
small [smɔl] 词频1
adj. 小的;难为情的;低级的,卑劣的;细微的,微弱的; adv. 小小地;卑鄙地; n. 细小部分,腰部;琐碎东西;身份低的人;矮小的人;
"These small particles agglomerate together to form larger clusters."
这些颗粒聚结形成较大的团。
近义:little, meager, meagre, minute, reduced, scanty 反义:large, major, sizeable, sizable, some, capital
keeping [['ki:piŋ]]
n. 保管, 供养, 一致\\n[法] 保管, 保护, 管理
近义:heed, heedfulness, keep, minding, regard, safeguarding
temper ['tempə] 词频2 词根: 调节
n. 性情,脾气;特征;(钢等)回火;怒气; vt. 调和;使回火;锻炼;缓和; vi. 使调和;
💡 temperature(n.温度)-temper(n.脾气){温度越高脾气越大} 网友:yqy temp 补充:临时(temp)发作的东西(er)就是脾气
"He needs to learn to curb his temper."
他得学着控制自己的脾气。
近义:mitigate, moderate, qualify, restrain, slake, buffer 反义:macerate, mollify, relax, slacken, tenderize, tender
torturer
n. 拷问者, 虐待者\\n[法] 拷问者, 虐待者, 酷吏
近义:headsman, persecutor, punisher, tormenter, tormentor, victimizer 反义:sufferer

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