Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.
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n. 逆境;不幸;灾难;
💡 ad一再+vers转+ity名词后缀→逆境，不幸，苦难
"courage in the face of adversity"
面对逆境的勇气
近义：misadventure, miserableness, misfortune, suffering, torment, tribulation
反义：progress, prosperousness, welfare, abundance, bonanza, boom
n. 影响;效果;印象;所有物;
vt. 使发生;引起;产生（效果）;
💡 ef出+fect做，制作→做出来→实施；生效；效果
"the cumulative effect of human activity on the world environment"
人类活动对世界生态环境日积月累的影响
近义：implement, make, materialize, occasion, officiate, operate
反义：motive, occasioner, origin, point, reason, root
adj. 繁荣的，兴旺的;富裕的;幸福的，运气好的;良好的;
💡 pro很多…+sper希望+ous形容词后缀→希望很多→兴旺的
"Suburbs sprawled out to provide homes for the newly prosperous."
市郊无规划地向外扩展以为新近富起来的人提供住房.
近义：moneyed, opulent, raising, rich, successful, thriving
反义：impecunious, indigent, landless, meager, miserly, needy
adj. 潜伏的，蛰服的，休眠的;静止的;资金没有利用的;权利尚待争取的;
💡 dorm睡眠+ant形容词后缀，…的 → 休眠的，蛰伏的
"Many animals are in a dormant state during winter."
在冬天许多动物都处于睡眠状态.
近义：idle, impending, inactive, inert, latent, lethargic
反义：running