I appreciate people who are civil, whether they mean it or not. I think: Be civil. Do not cherish your opinion over my feelings. There's a vanity to candor that isn't really worth it. Be kind.
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vt. 感激;欣赏;领会;鉴别;
vi. (使)增值,涨价;
💡 ap一再+preci价值+ate动词后缀→一再给价→欣赏
"You can't really appreciate foreign literature in translation."
看翻译作品不能真正欣赏到外国文学原著的美妙之处。
近义:prize, treasure, value, admire, esteem, relish
反义:loathe, scorn, scout, slight, spurn, underestimate
n. 人,人类;居民;人民;种族;
vt. 居住于,布满;使住满人,在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义:populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反义:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
adj. 公民的,市民的;文明的,有礼貌的;民用的,国民间的;[法]民事的,根据民法的;
💡 civil=citizen市民;礼貌 → 市民的
"the civil rights leader Martin Luther King"
民权领袖马丁∙路德∙金
近义:mannerly, polite, urbane, civilian, civilised, civilized
反义:heedless, impolite, impolitic, inattentive, irreverent, rough
vt. 珍爱;怀有;爱护;抚育;
💡 cher=char可爱的+ish表动词,如finish → 珍爱
"I cherish for you the liveliest feeling of affection and gratitude."
我对你怀有最强烈的爱和感激之情.
近义:appreciate, love, prize, relish, revere, savor
反义:underestimate, undervalue, downplay, disesteem
n. 意见,主张;评价;鉴定,判定;
💡 opin- 表”假设,想,判断”
"The general opinion is that the conference was a success."
普遍认为这次会议是成功的。
近义:judgement, judgment, notion, persuasion, sentiment, tenet
n. 虚荣,浮华;自负;空虚,无聊的事物;无价值的东西;
💡 van空+ity表名词→空虚
"A man's vanity is actually in proportion to his ignorance."
一个人的虚荣心实际上是和他的愚蠢程度成正比.
近义:immodesty, imperiousness, insolence, insolency, jactitation, arrogance
反义:humbleness, lowliness, meekness