The excellence of a gift lies in its appropriateness rather than in its value.
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n. 赠品,礼物;天赋;赠送;天资;
vt. 赋予;向…赠送;天赋权力(或才能等);授予;
💡 give(给予)+t(表示抽象名词的后缀)→赠与;礼物
"The watch was a gift from my mother."
这块表是母亲给我的礼物。
近义:present, treat, bestowal, giveaway, offering, charity
n. 价值,价格;意义,涵义;重要性;(邮票的)面值;
vt. 评价;重视,看重;估价,给…定价;
💡 val(strong)+ue(名词后缀)→价值;估价;尊重
"The main criterion is value for money."
主要的标准是钱要用得划算。
近义:appreciate, prize, regard, relish, respect, treasure
反义:snub, coldshoulder
n. 优秀,卓越;优点;美德;
"His art has reached a high degree of excellence."
他的艺术已达到炉火纯青的地步.
近义:predominance, primacy, remarkableness, supremacy, quality, distinction
appropriateness
[[ə'prəupriətnis]]
n. 适当;适合
近义:perfection, propriety, refinement, rightness, suitability, correction
反义:impoliteness, impropriety, inaptitude, unaptiness, unaptness, unbecomingness
adv. 稍微,有点;相当,颇;宁愿;相反地;
int. 当然啦,怎么不;
💡 她的(her)老鼠(rat) 相当肥
"I would rather go out tonight, if you don't mind."
如果你不介意的话,我宁愿今晚出去.
近义:heretofore, instead, preferably, preferentially, previously, before