Use, do not abuse; neither abstinence nor excess ever renders man happy.
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n. 滥用;恶习;侮辱;恶言;
vt. 滥用;虐待;辱骂;
💡 ab相反,变坏,离去+use用→用坏→滥用
"victims of child abuse"
受虐待的儿童
近义:misuse, overuse, insult, irritate, maltreat, mistreat
反义:abnegate, avail, utilise, utilize, appropriateness, correctness
neither
['niðɚ]
adj. (两者)都不的;
pron. 两者都不;
adv. 两个都不;既不…也不;
conj. 也不;既不;
💡 n(not)+either→既非;皆不;两者都不
"Neither party is willing to compromise and herein lies the problem."
双方都不愿意妥协,问题就在这里。
近义:no, either
反义:likewise, moreover, too, withal, besides, then
n. 节制;节欲;戒酒;
💡 abs相反,变坏,离去+tin拿住+ence名词后缀→不在拿住→戒除,禁欲
"total abstinence from strong drink"
戒绝烈性酒
近义:astringency, moderation, abstemiousness, abstention, austerity, privation
反义:immoderation, licentiousness, orgy, unbridling, unleashing, unrestrainedness
n. 超过;超额量;多余量;放肆;
adj. 超重的,过量的,额外的;
💡 ex出+cess行走→过度,过剩
"It would export excess supply, instead."
相反,它将输出过度的供应。
近义:overabundance, overflow, overplus, plethora, superabundance, surfeit
反义:inadequacy, insufficiency, absence, lack, meagerness, need
adj. 幸福的;快乐的;巧妙的;〈口〉有点醉意的;
💡 happ机会,运气+y...的→有运气的→幸运的;幸福的
"I am so happy to get munificent birthday presents from my friends."
我很高兴跟我朋友收到大量的生日礼物.
近义:lively, cheerful, fluky, flukey, jaunty, jocular
反义:luckless, malcontent, mirthless, miserable, mournful, sad