Instead of fulfilling the promise of infinite orgasmic bliss, sex in the America of the feminine mystique is becoming a strangely joyless national compulsion, if not a contemptuous mockery.
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vt. 允诺，许诺;给人以…的指望或希望;
vi. 许诺;有指望，有前途;
n. 许诺;希望，指望;允诺的东西;
💡 pro前面+mise送，放出→在做事前送出的话→允诺
"If you make a promise you should fulfill it."
如果你许诺了,你就要履行你的诺言.
近义：assure, pledge, vow, offer, present, proffer
反义：recede, recoil, retire, retreat, withdraw, blench
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
adj. 有女性气质的;女子气的;[语]阴性的;阴柔的;
n. 女性;温柔的女性;[语]阴性，阴性词;
💡 femin女+ine…的→女性的，妇女的
"That dress makes you look very feminine."
那件衣服你穿起来很有丽人风韵。
近义：womanly, womanish, womanlike
反义：neutral, lionhearted, macho, male, manful, mannish
adj. 国家的;国有的;国民的;民族主义的;
n. [常用复数]全国性比赛;某国国民;全国性报刊;（机构等的）全国总部;
💡 nat出生的+ion名词后缀+al...的 →出生地的 →国家的，民族的
"the National Sound Archive"
国家音响档案馆
近义：citizen, native, inland, domestic
反义：outlander, outsider, stranger, alien, newfangled, outlandish
n. 强迫;强制;冲动;打动人的力量;
💡 com共同+puls驱动，推+ion名词后缀→共同推→强制
"You are under no compulsion to pay immediately."
没有人强迫你立刻付款。
近义：mania, obsession, addiction, dependence, fixedness
反义：apathy, impassiveness, impassivity, indifference, indolence, lassitude
adj. 蔑视的，鄙视的;
💡 contempt藐视+uous....的 →瞧不起人的
"She gave him a contemptuous look."
她鄙夷地看了他一眼。
近义：recalcitrant, unruly, contumacious, defiant, scornful, slighting
反义：obliging, attentive, pampering, passive, submissive, subservient