The mark of a good action is that it appears inevitable in retrospect.
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n. 斑点;记号;成绩;标准;
vt. 作记号;表示;给…打分;在…留下痕迹;
vi. 评分;注意;(比赛中)记分;
💡 mark(mark)→符号;分数;标签;计分;做记号;加标签;使显著
"She earned a black mark for opposing company policy."
她因反对公司政策而得到考绩不良评语。
近义:label, letter, spot, stamp, tag, tally
adj. 不可避免的;必然发生的;<非正>总会发生的;必然发生的事;
💡 in不+evit避免+able形容词后缀, 可...的 → 不可避免的,必然的
"It was an inevitable consequence of the decision."
那是这个决定的必然后果。
近义:indispensable, ineluctable, inescapable, mandatory, necessary, sure
反义:avoidable, preventable, preventible, eludible, evadable
n. 回顾,回想;
vt.&vi. 回顾;追溯;
💡 spec Spect, spic= look, see,表示”看”#词根助记:retro向后+spect看→向后看→回顾
"It was , in retrospect, the happiest day of her life."
回想起来, 那是她一生最幸福的日子.
近义:recall, remember, reminisce, awake, remembrance, reminiscence
n. 行动,活动;功能,作用;手段;[法]诉讼;
💡 后缀:ion 构成抽象名词,表示行为,行为的结果
"The time has come for action if these beautiful animals are to survive."
若要使这些美丽的动物能生存下去,现在就要行动起来。
近义:movement, advance, implement, start, activate, proceeding
反义:inactivity, ineffectiveness, inertia, rest, inactiveness