In moderate doses melancholy can be strangley comforting, darkly sweet; it can by providing contrast, give an exquisitely sharp edge to happiness, especially to pleasures of the flesh.
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adj. 有节制的;稳健的，温和的;适度的，中等的;<美俚>慢吞吞的;
vt. 使和缓;主持;节制;
vi. 变缓和;作主持人;
💡 moder方式，模式，风度+ate形容词后缀→做事有风度→适度的
"students of moderate ability"
能力一般的学生
近义：mitigate, qualify, restrain, slake, temper, buffer
反义：intensify, worsen, deteriorate, exacerbate, indomitable, rampant
n. 忧郁;悲哀;愁思;闷闷不乐;
adj. 忧郁的;悲伤的;凄凉的;阴沉的;
💡 melan黑+chol胆固醇+y表形容词或名词 → 伤心得胆汁发黑 → 忧郁（的）；令人伤感（的）
"A mood of melancholy descended on us."
一种悲伤的情绪袭上我们的心头。
近义：heartsickness, melancholia, moroseness, mournfulness, ruefulness, sadness
反义：hilarity, jollification, jolliness, jollity, joyance, joyfulness
n. 对比，对照;差异;对照物，对立面;[摄]反差;
💡 contra(against)+st(stand)→对照；反衬；对比
"There is an obvious contrast between the cultures of East and West."
东西方文化之间存在着明显的差异。
近义：associate, relate, check, collate, colligate, compare
反义：homologize, level, neutralize, normalize, balance, stabilize
n. 幸福;高兴;恰当;合适;
💡 happi=happy快乐+ness表名词→ 幸福,快乐
"I wish you the life of happiness and prosperity."
我祝你生活幸福、万事如意.
近义：joy, pleasure, bliss, blithe, eudaemonia, eudaimonia
反义：misery, misfortune, sadness, wretchedness, infelicity, discontent
adv. 尤其地;主要地，格外地;显著地;异常地;
💡 e使+special特别的+ly...地→特别，格外
"Paddles are used especially to propel canoes and kayaks."
短桨特别用于划独木舟和小艇.
近义：namely, particularly, peculiarly, privately, singularly, specifically