The happiness of most people we know is not ruined by great catastrophes or fatal errors, but by the repetition of slowly destructive little things.
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n. 幸福;高兴;恰当;合适;
💡 happi=happy快乐+ness表名词→ 幸福,快乐
"I wish you the life of happiness and prosperity."
我祝你生活幸福、万事如意.
近义：joy, pleasure, bliss, blithe, eudaemonia, eudaimonia
反义：misery, misfortune, sadness, wretchedness, infelicity, discontent
n. 人，人类;居民;人民;种族;
vt. 居住于，布满;使住满人，在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义：populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反义：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
adj. 致命的，攸关的;毁灭性的，严重的;命中注定的;重大的;
💡 fat+al(形容词后缀)→致命的；毁灭性的；重大的
"We dealt the enemy a fatal blow ."
我们给敌人以致命的打击。
近义：lethal, mortal, noxious, terminal, mortiferous, fell
反义：nonmalignant, jammy, lucky, privileged, successful, happy
n. 重复，反复;背诵;复制品，副本;[乐]复唱，复奏，重奏;
💡 re 再 + pet追求+ition表名词 →重复
"That is a mere repetition of what you said before."
那不过是重复了你以前讲的话.
近义：reiteration, iteration, recidivism, recurrence, repetitiveness, duplicity
反义：singularity, uniqueness, distinctiveness
adj. 破坏性的;毁灭性的;有害的;
💡 de毁+struct建立+ive...的 → destruct毁灭+ive...的 → 毁灭(性)的
"the destructive power of modern weapons"
现代武器的毁灭性力量
近义：hurtful, killing, malign, noxious, obnoxious, pernicious
反义：inspirational, inspiring, moralizing, uplifting, edifying
v. 知道;了解;认识;确信;
n. 知情;
💡 知道know的人爱说自己不no知道
"Do you know your ABC?"
你认识所有的字母吗？
近义：learn, understand, get, cognize, comprehend, meet