A prayer in its simplest definition is merely a wish turned Godward.
📚 名句词汇解析
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n. 祈祷;祈祷(习惯);祈祷文;经文;
💡 pray祈祷 + er表物 →祷文,祷辞
"We concluded the meeting at eight o'clock with a prayer."
我们在八点钟以祈祷结束了会议.
近义:invocation, petition, prayers, praying, rogation, summoning
反义:moaning, profanity, vituperation, curse
n. 定义;规定,明确;[物]清晰度;解释;
💡 de使…成为+fin界限+ition名词后缀→划出界限→定义
"Can you give a more precise definition of the word?"
你能给这个词下个更确切的定义吗?
近义:outline, picture, portraiture, term, word, delineation
反义:hesitation, indecision, indecisiveness, indistinctness, irresolution, uncertainty
adv. 仅仅,只不过;只是;纯粹;全然;
💡 mere仅仅 + ly...的 → ad.仅仅,只不过
"Do you really want to go or are you merely being amiable?"
你是真的想去呢,还是仅仅为了表示友好?
近义:just, only, purely, simply, solely, but
v. 希望;想要;祝愿;
n. 愿望;希望;希望的事 ;祝福;
💡 wi(we我们)+sh(希):我们希望- 希望
"I do not wish to complicate the task more than is necessary."
我不想使这项任务不必要地复杂化。
近义:want, will, covet, crave, desire, appetence