Prosperity is only an instrument to be used, not a deity to be worshipped.
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n. 繁荣;兴旺,昌盛;成功;
💡 prosper繁荣+ity表名词 → 繁荣昌盛
"Our future prosperity depends on economic growth."
我们未来的繁荣昌盛依赖经济的发展。
近义:progress, prosperousness, welfare, abundance, bonanza, boom
反义:misadventure, miserableness, misfortune, suffering, torment, tribulation
n. 仪器;手段,工具;乐器;法律文件;
vt. 用仪器装备;为演奏谱曲;向…提交文书;
💡 in内+stru=struct建立+ment表名词→内部结构→仪器;工具
"The despot claimed to be the chosen instrument of divine providence."
专制者声称自己是上天选定的统治工具.
近义:assemble, orchestrate, organise, organize, implement, tool
adj. 用过的;习惯于;二手的;旧的;
v. 使用( use的过去式和过去分词);常常,经常;
"Things ain't what they used to be."
现在情况不比从前了。
近义:outworn, worn, utilized, wonted, accustomed
反义:unused, unworn
n. 神,女神;上帝;
"Many animals were seen as the manifestation of a deity."
许多动物被看作神的化身.
近义:custodian, divinity, god, godhead
反义:devil