A certain amount of opposition is a great help to a man; it is what he wants and must have to be good for anything. Hardship and opposition are the native soil of manhood and self-reliance.
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n. 量,数量;总额;本利之和;全部效果,全部含义;
vi. (在意义、价值、效果、程度等方面)等于;等同,接近;合计,总共;发展成为;
💡 mount =ascend,表示”上升, 山”#词根助记:a朝向+mount=朝向……提升直到总量=总量
"The insurance company will refund any amount due to you."
保险公司将退还你应得的所有款项。
近义:import, matter, signify, count, number, quantity
n. 艰难;困苦;艰难情况;造成困苦与苦难的原因;
💡 hard艰难的+ship表情况 →苦难
"Hardship and penury wore him out before his time."
受穷受苦使他未老先衰.
近义:indigence, jam, labour, mess, misfortune, penury
adj. 本国的;土著的;天生的;天真的,纯朴的;
n. 当地人;土著人;当地产的动(植)物;
💡 nat出生的+ive名词后缀 →本地人
"No government shall take away the rights of the native people."
任何政府也不能剥夺土著人的权利.
近义:indian, aborigine, creole, local, aboriginal, indigenous
反义:outlander, outsider, stranger, alien, newfangled, outlandish
n. 泥土;土地,国土;滋生地,温床;粪尿,肥料;
vt. 弄脏,污辱;给…上粪(施肥);被弄脏,变脏;用青草饲料喂养(牲口);
vi. 变脏、受污染或玷污的;变脏;
💡 soil(full)→以青草喂(牛马)
"Earthworms do the important job of aerating the soil."
蚯蚓做了使土壤透气的重要工作。
近义:maculate, muddy, attaint, smear, smirch, smooch
反义:lather, lave, mop, rinse, rub, scour
n. 依靠,依赖;信任,信赖,信心;所信赖的人或物;
💡 reli=rely依靠+ance性质,状况 →信赖
"Heavy reliance on one client is risky when you are building up a business."
创业时过分依赖某一个客户是有风险的。
近义:hope, assurance, positiveness, trust, trustfulness, confidence
adj. 某一;必然的;已确定的;
pron. [动词用复数]某些;
"Federal courts have a certain cachet which state courts lack."
联邦法院有某种州法院所缺乏的特别的东西.
近义:some, inarguable, indisputable, indubitable, invariable, irrefragable
反义:neither, implausible, improbable, uncertain, unlikely, avoidable