What seems to be generosity is often no more than disguised ambition, which overlooks a small interest in order to secure a great one.
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n. 慷慨，大方;宽容或慷慨的行为;丰富;
💡 gener出生，产生+osity多的状态→多产生→慷慨
"It was a specimen of his generosity."
这是他慷慨大方的一个实例.
近义：humanitarianism, largeheartedness, largess, largesse, liberality, longanimity
反义：meanness, miserliness, moneygrubbing, niggardliness, avariciousness, possessiveness
n. 抱负;渴望得到的东西;追求的目标;夙愿;
vt. 追求;有…野心;
💡 amb大+it行走+ion名词后缀→走大步→雄心，志向
"She never achieved her ambition of becoming a famous writer."
她一直未能实现当名作家的夙愿。
近义：covet, dream, moneygrubbing, avarice, avidity, avidness
反义：humanitarianism, largeheartedness, largess, largesse, liberality, munificence
adj. 安全的;牢固的;有把握的;安心的;
vt. 保护;（使）获得;使安全;担保;
vi. 获得安全，变得安全;安全，保险;承保，担保;[航海学]停止工作;
💡 se分开+cure关心→不关心，不担忧→安全的
"You could secure it on lay-by."
你可以预付订金方式购买此货。
近义：hold, assure, moor, attach, prop, reaffirm
反义：loose, release, unbind, unclench, uncouple, undo
adv. 常常;经常;时常;再三;
💡 十(ten)有八九的(of)， 经常的
"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."
人们常常认为睡眠在某种意义上来说类似死亡。
近义：manyfold, oft, oftentimes, repeatedly, usually, offtimes
反义：infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes
adj. 小的;难为情的;低级的，卑劣的;细微的，微弱的;
adv. 小小地;卑鄙地;
n. 细小部分，腰部;琐碎东西;身份低的人;矮小的人;
"These small particles agglomerate together to form larger clusters."
这些颗粒聚结形成较大的团。
近义：little, meager, meagre, minute, reduced, scanty
反义：large, major, sizeable, sizable, some, capital
n. 兴趣，爱好;利害关系，利益;利息;趣味，感兴趣的事;
vt. 使产生兴趣;使参与，使加入;引起…的意愿;使产生关系;
💡 在最高级（est）之间（inter）容易产生 兴趣 在休息(rest)中间(inter)有 利息，真 有趣 在(in)特(te) 有趣的游戏里休息(rest)
"the awakening of interest in the environment"
对环境产生的兴趣
近义：absorb, wow, engross, enthuse, excite, fascinate
反义：overfatigue, overtire, overwork, pall, spend, tucker