Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy, but not express'd in fancy; rich, not gaudy; for the apparel oft proclaims the man.
📚 名句词汇解析
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adj. 昂贵的;代价高的;
💡 cost代价+ly表形容词 →昂贵的
"Buying new furniture may prove too costly."
购买新家具可能会花钱太多。
近义：pricey, dear, expensive, insufferable, onerous, burdensome
反义：inexpensive, knockdown, downscale, downmarket, cheaply
n. 习惯，习性;气质;宗教服装;
vt. 给…穿衣服;打扮;
💡 habit表示居住 → 久居 → 习惯；习性
"He was not in the habit of ogling women."
他没有盯着女人看个没完的习惯。
近义：practice, prevalence, routine, tradition, usage, usance
反义：oblivion, obsolescence, obsoleteness, desuetude
v. 表达;表示;显而易见;快递邮寄;
adj. 特快的;迅速的;用快递寄送的; 明确的;
n. 特快列车;快递服务;
adv. 使用快速服务;
💡 ex出来+press挤压 → 挤出来 → 表达；特快
"I feel impelled to express grave doubts about the project."
我觉得不得不对这项计划深表怀疑.
近义：manifest, phrase, reveal, say, show, speak
vt. 想像;设想;想要;猜想;
n. 设想;想像力;爱好;怪想;
adj. （构思者）奇特的;昂贵的;（价格等）高价的;[美国俚语]真棒;
vi. 想象，幻想;
💡 phan, fan, pha =show,表示”显示,出现”#词根助记：显示在脑海里,好像能看见的,表示幻想的
"He seemed to have taken quite a fancy to her."
他似乎相当喜欢她.
近义：recherche, farfetched, figure, imagine, picture, conceive
反义：laconic, oversimplified, bare, simple, terse, unadorned
n. （商店出售的）衣服;外观，外表;覆盖物;
vt. 给…穿衣服（尤指华丽或特殊的服装）;
💡 par 准备#词根助记：衣服是出门的必要准备
"This shop sells sports apparel."
这家商店卖运动服.
近义：attire, robe, vest, dress, garb, garment
反义：strip, unclothe, undress
n. 钱包，钱袋;财力，财源;和包或钱袋相似的东西;女用小提包;
vt. 使皱起，噘起;
💡 护士(nurse)在停车场(p)捡到 钱包 网友： lhk 补充：赔死 怕死就不要带钱包上街
"She got snagged by the police while stealing the purse."
她在偷钱包时被警察一把抓住了.
近义：pucker, ruffle, shirr, pocketbook, handbag