Nothing is beautiful except the abnormal; and nothing is abnormal until we have grasped the norm.

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beautiful ['bjʊtəfəl] 词频1 词根: bell
adj. 美丽的,美好的;极好的;
💡 beauti美丽+ful...的→美的,美丽的
"The time has come for action if these beautiful animals are to survive."
若要使这些美丽的动物能生存下去,现在就要行动起来。
近义:arresting, lovable, lovely, beauteous, charming, adorable 反义:homely, inartistic, unaesthetic, unattractive, unbeautiful, uncomely
except [ɪk'sɛpt] 词频1 词根: ceive
vt. 把…除外;不计; prep. 除…外; conj. [口语]要不是;除非;除…以外; vi. 反对,表示异议(与 to 或 against连用);
💡 ex出+cept拿,抓,握住→拿出 → 除外
"I received nothing except what was due to me."
除了我应得的东西,我并未接受任何东西.
近义:omit, preclude, void, blackball, exclude, barring 反义:realize, accommodate, consider
abnormal [æb'nɔrml] 词频2 词根: norm
adj. 反常的,异常的;不规则的;变态的,畸形的;邪门儿;
💡 ab相反,变坏,离去+normal正常的→反常的
"abnormal levels of sugar in the blood"
血糖值不正常
近义:irregular, malformed, misshapen, nonconforming, atypical, uncommon 反义:ordinary, regular, standard, usual, conventional, customary
until [ən'tɪl] 词频1
prep. 到…为止;在…以前; conj. 到…为止,在…以前;直到…才;
"I don't want to make an accusation until I have some proof."
我要有一些证据以后才提出控告。
近义:till, to, unto
norm [nɔ:m] 词根: 常规
n. 标准;规范;准则;(劳动)定额;
💡 形容词(normal)的名词 形式
"a departure from the norm"
一反常态
近义:law, ordinance, pattern, prescript, regulation, rule
grasped
v. 抓住( grasp的过去式和过去分词 ); 了解; 急忙抓住; 急切(或贪婪)地抓住

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