Poverty cannot deprive us of many consolations. It cannot rob us of the affection we have for each other, or degrade us in our own opinion, of in that of any person, whose opinion we ought to value.
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n. 贫穷;缺乏,不足;贫瘠,不毛;低劣;
💡 poor(贫穷的)+ty(表示抽象名词的后缀)→贫穷;缺乏
"He envisaged an old age of loneliness and poverty."
他面对着一个孤独而贫困的晚年.
近义:impecuniosity, indigence, marginality, meanness, misery, pauperism
反义:plenty, wealth, wealthiness, opulency, affluence
vt. 剥夺,夺去,使丧失;
💡 de去掉+prive单个→从个人身边拿走→剥夺,夺去
"This law will deprive us of our most basic rights."
这条法律将剥夺我们最基本的权利.
近义:bereave, shear, spoliate, strip, despoil, destitute
反义:improve, perfect, upgrade, better, meliorate, enhance
n. 喜爱,慈爱;情感或感情;意向;疾病,病情;
💡 af一再 + fect做,制作 + ion名词后缀→一再做从而使之感动→ 爱,爱慕;慈爱,感情
"Mr Darcy's affection for his sister"
达西先生对他妹妹的关爱之情
近义:liking, love, mindfulness, attachment, attention, predilection
反义:antipathy, loathing, odium, averseness, rancor, rancour
vt. 降低,贬低;使降级;降低…身分;使丢脸;
vt.& vi. (使)退化,降解,分解;降解;撤职,免职;降低品格[身价,价值(等)];
💡 de向下+grade步,级→向下降级 → 降级;退化
"A dishonest action like that will degrade you."
像这样不诚实的行为会使你降低身份.
近义:humble, humiliate, prostrate, subdue, corrupt, debase
反义:apotheosize, honor, immortalise, immortalize, inspire, laud
n. 意见,主张;评价;鉴定,判定;
💡 opin- 表”假设,想,判断”
"The general opinion is that the conference was a success."
普遍认为这次会议是成功的。
近义:judgement, judgment, notion, persuasion, sentiment, tenet
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