Any reviewer who expresses rage and loathing for a novel is preposterous. He or she is like a person who has put on full armor and attacked a hot fudge sundae.
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n. (长篇)小说;[法]新法,附律;
adj. 新奇的;异常的;
💡 nov新的+el表明人或物 →新奇人物 →新奇的;小说
"Her latest novel is a chronicle of life in a Devon village."
她的最近一部小说是德文郡一个小村庄的生活记事。
近义:hot, inceptive, inchoate, incipient, inexperienced, initial
反义:masterful, practiced, proficient, qualified, skilful, skilled
adj. 反常的;荒谬可笑的;不合理的;悠谬;
💡 pre前面+poster后面+ous...的→前面后导致→荒谬的,不合理的
"It would be preposterous to shovel coal with a teaspoon."
用茶匙铲煤是荒谬的.
近义:inane, irrational, laughable, ludicrous, meaningless, nonsensical
反义:applicable, apt, meet, pat, pertinent, pleasing
n. 人;(语法)人称;身体;容貌;
💡 person-, parson- 表”人类”
"The aforementioned person was seen acting suspiciously."
有人看见前面提到的那个人行动可疑。
近义:individual, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke, blighter
反义:assemblage, assembly, mass, mob, multitude, party
reviewer
[ri'vju:ə(r)]
n. 评论家,评论者;
"The reviewer mercilessly took apart the young writer's first novel."
评论家把这位年轻作者的第一部小说抨击得一无是处.
近义:judge, reviser, checker, commentator, critic, tester
n. 愤怒;激烈,猛烈;渴望,疯狂;〈口〉战争狂;
vi. 大发脾气,动怒;流行,风行;
💡 r(燃)+age: 大怒燃烧年龄-发火伤身 rag(破布)+e(出来):衣服破了露出来- 大怒
"He went into a rage when he learned about it."
他听到这事后勃然大怒.
近义:rave, seethe, steam, flame, fume, huff
反义:imperturbability, placidity, quiet, quietness, quietude, repose
adj. 满的,装满的;完全的,完整的;丰富的;详尽的;
adv. 极其,十分;充分地,完全地;整整;直接地;
n. 充分,完全;全部;完整;极盛时;
v. 把衣服缝得宽大;把裙子缝出皱褶;[印]蒸洗,漂洗;
💡 因为fill(充满)所以full(满的)
"The streets were noisy and full of activity."
街上熙熙攘攘,车水马龙。
近义:felt, abounding, laden, overcrowded, overstuffed, plump
反义:hollow, unladen, unoccupied, vacant, void