We are armed with language adequate to describe each leaf of the filed, but not to describe human character.
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n. 语言,语言文字;表达能力;言语,语风,文风,文体;专门用语,术语;
💡 langu语言+age表示状态、情况及其他 → 语言,语言课程
"theories of child language acquisition"
幼儿语言习得的理论
近义:idiom, speech, tongue, dialect, linguistic, philologic
adj. 足够的;适当的,恰当的;差强人意的;胜任的;
💡 ad=加强意义+equ相等+ate...的→能满足需要的→足够的,充分的,适当的
"an adequate supply of hot water"
热水供应充足
近义:appropriate, apt, passable, pat, average, proper
反义:inappropriate, inapt, incompatible, insufficient, lacking, scanty
vt. 描写,形容;叙述;描绘,作图;(行星等)周转;
💡 de加强意义+scribe写→着重写→描写
"Can you describe him to me?"
你能向我描述一下他的样子吗?
近义:illustrate, paint, picture, portray, sketch, depict
n. 人,人类;
adj. 人的;有人性的;显示人类特有弱点的;人本性的;
💡 hum土,地+an名词后缀,属于...的,传说人是由土造出的 → 人类
"The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump."
老师打了个比喻,把人的心脏比作水泵。
近义:mortal
n. 叶子;页;叶状的结构;金属薄片;
vt.& vi. 翻书(报);
vi. 生叶;
💡 铅(lead)作的宝剑(f)象 树叶一样轻
"the cusp of a leaf"
叶尖
近义:sprout, bloom, blossom, bud, burgeon, effloresce
n. 性格;特点;字母;角色;
vt. 刻,印;使具有特征;
💡 性格 品质佳的人坐着椅子(char-chair)也能做(act)两(er)天的事
"Her involvement in the fraud has left a serious blot on her character."
她卷入了这次欺诈案,在她的品格上留下了一个很大的污点。
近义:makeup, mettle, nature, personality, selfhood, spirit
反义:timidity, timidness