. . .to be useful to no one is, strictly speaking, to be worthless.
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adj. 有用的,有益的,有帮助的;令人满意的;
💡 use用+ful可…的” →有用的
"The memory expansion cards are useful adjuncts to the computer."
内存扩充卡是计算机很有用的附件。
近义:helpful, assistive, available, profitable, purposive, serviceable
反义:idle, inane, ineffective, insignificant, lousy, needless
adj. 无价值的,不值钱的;卑微的;不足取的,不足道的;不足轻重;
💡 worth价值 + less 无...的→ 无价值的,无用的
"She had been hoodwinked into buying a worthless necklace."
她受骗买了条一文不值的项链。
近义:idle, insignificant, lowly, needless, pointless, profitless
反义:helpful, immeasurable, appreciated, inappreciable, inestimable, loved
adv. 严格地;完全地;
"Photography is strictly forbidden in the museum."
博物馆内严禁摄影。
近义:rigidly, rigorously, severely, starkly, stiffly, stringently
反义:resiliently, elastically
n. 说话;讲话;谈话;演讲;
adj. 演讲的;富于表情的;(肖像)栩栩如生的;雄辩的;
v. 讲,谈(speak的现在分词 );
"He breathed deeply before speaking again."
他深深吸一口气,然后继续说下去。
近义:oratory, rhetoric, speechmaking, eloquence, talking