One cause, which is not always observed, of the insufficiency of riches, is that they very seldom make their owner rich.
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n. 物主，所有人;
💡 own(拥有)+er(表示人的名词后缀)→所有者
"The painting has been returned to its rightful owner ."
这幅画已归还给合法所有权人。
近义：landholder, master, possessor, proprietor, user, landlord
n. 原因;动机;理由;事业;
vt. 成为…的原因;导致;引起;使遭受;
💡 不是(be)因为(because) 引起的
"The martyr laid down his life for the cause of national independence."
这位烈士是为了民族独立的事业而献身的.
近义：induce, inspire, instigate, instill, make, occasion
反义：hinder, obstruct, oppose, avert, preclude, prevent
adv. 很少，罕见;难得;不大;
"He had seldom seen a child with so much talent."
有如此天赋的孩子他以往没见过几个。
近义：infrequently, rarely
反义：manyfold, oft, often, oftentimes, repeatedly, usually
adj. 富有的;肥沃的;丰富多彩的;油腻的;
"After a while, the rich sauce begins to cloy."
过了一会儿，浓味沙司开始显得油腻了。
近义：loaded, moneyed, monied, opulent, abundant, propertied
反义：impecunious, indigent, landless, meager, miserly, needy
n. 不充分, 不足, 不适当\\n[医] 机能不全, 闭锁不全, 关闭不全
近义：inadequacy, inefficiency, lack, scarcity, shortage, shortfall
反义：sufficiency, adequateness, adjusting, adjustment, fitting