[He was] a solemn, unsmiling, sanctimonious old iceberg who looked like he was waiting for a vacancy in the Trinity.
— Mark Twain  ·  No category

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solemn ['sɑləm] 词频2
adj. 庄严的，严肃的;庄重的;隆重的，神圣的;犹豫的，阴沉的;
💡 sol(alone)+emn(形容词后缀)→严肃；庄重的；严重的
"Her face grew solemn."
她的脸显得严肃起来。
近义：heavy, weighty, serious, dignified 反义：inane, irrational, laughable, ludicrous, absurd, preposterous
sanctimonious [,sæŋktɪ'monɪəs] 词根: 神圣
adj. 假装圣洁的;
💡 sanctimon=sanctimony假装的虔诚 +ious ...的 → adj. 假装虔诚的；假装圣洁的；假装诚实的
"You sanctimonious little hypocrite!"
你这个道貌岸然的伪君子！
近义：prudish, bigot, bigoted, priggish
iceberg ['aɪs'bɝg] 词频5
n. 冰山;（事物全貌的）一小部分;冷若冰霜的人;
💡 ice冰+berg冰山 → 冷冰冰的人
"The Titanic met her fate by crashing into a huge iceberg."
泰坦尼克号客轮因撞上一个大冰山而沉没.
近义：floe, growler
vacancy ['vekənsi] 词频3 词根: vac
n. 空缺;空虚;空白;空位;
💡 vac空+ancy性质，状况 →空白，空缺
"Her going on maternity leave will create a temporary vacancy."
她休产假时将会有一个临时空缺.
近义：opening, slot, severance, ceasing, cessation, dismissal
trinity [['triniti]] 词频5
n. 三人一组, 三个一组的东西, 三位一体
近义：triunity
unsmiling [['ʌn'smailiŋ]]
a. 不笑的, 面无笑容的, 严肃的
近义：humorless, humourless, mirthless, morose, pettish, petulant

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