A good inclination is but the first rude draught of virtue, but the finishing strokes are from the will, which, if well disposed, will by degrees perfect it, as if all disposed will quickly deface it.
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n. 倾向;爱好;斜坡;
💡 in进入+clin倾斜,斜坡+ation抽象名词后缀 → 倾斜,倾向,爱好,偏爱
"He did not show the slightest inclination to leave."
他丝毫没有表现出要离开的意思。
近义:incline, leaning, pitch, rake, slant, slope
反义:indisposition, nonacceptance, averseness, unwillingness, dislike
adj. 完美的;正确的;优秀的;极好的;
n. [语]完成时;
💡 per全部+fect做→全部做完→完美的;完全的
"Everyone liked my father—he was the perfect gentleman."
大家都喜欢我父亲—他是真正的君子。
近义:improve, purify, refine, upgrade, better, meliorate
反义:incomplete, bad, sketchy, unaccomplished, uncompleted, unfinished
adv. 迅速地;立即;马上;
💡 quick迅速的+ly表副词 →迅速地
"The party was arranged quickly."
聚会很快就安排好了。
近义:apace, hurriedly, lightly, precipitately, promptly, rapidly
反义:leisurely, slow, tardily, unhurriedly, calmly, lazily
n. 第一,最初;头等;一号,;[乐]高音部;
adv. 最早,最初;首次;宁愿;优先;
adj. 第一流的;最初的,最早的;基本的,概要的;高音的;
num. 第一;
💡 泰森 第一拳(fist)打在稻草(r)人身上,训练
"Freud first mentioned this concept in his paper'On Narcissism '."
弗洛伊德在他的论文《论自恋》中首次提到了这个概念.
近义:initial, beginning, prime, foremost, initiative, preliminary
反义:hindermost, hindmost, latest, latter, rearmost, utmost
adj. 粗鲁的;简陋的;狂暴的;近乎下流的;
💡 辱德(谐音):言行 粗鲁,有辱品德
"The waiters were rude and unhelpful, the manager ditto."
这些服务员态度生硬,服务不周,经理也一样。
近义:rough, boor, tyke, churl, heedless, impolite
反义:heedful, kind, kindly, ladylike, manageable, mannerly
n. 通风;气流;(船的)吃水深度;一饮,一口之量;
vt. draft的变体;起草;征兵;选派;
adj. 汲出的;拖拉的;
"There's a draught in here."
这儿有一股冷风。
近义:draft, shot, swig, swill, tot, breeze