Funny how people despise platitudes, when they are usually the truest thing going. A thing has to be pretty true before it gets to be a platitude.
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adj. 有趣的，好笑的，滑稽的;（口）稀奇的，古怪的，奇异的;有病的，不舒服的;狡猾的，欺骗（性）的，可疑的，不光明的;
n. 滑稽人物;笑话，有趣的故事;滑稽连环漫画栏;（英）（比赛用）单人双桨小艇;
💡 -y 后缀;表”状态,品质”
"My funny drawings amused the kids."
我的滑稽图画把孩子们逗乐了。
近义：humoristic, humorous, jocose, jocular, jocund, joking
反义：humdrum, insufferable, irksome, arid, irritating, lethal
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
vt. 鄙视，看不起;
💡 de向下+spis=spic看+e强调 → 轻视，看不起
"Don't cheat at examination, or your classmates will despise you."
考试不要作弊, 否则同班同学会轻视你的.
近义：loathe, scorn, scout, slight, spurn, underestimate
反义：prize, treasure, value, admire, esteem
adv. 通常，经常，平常，惯常地;一直，向来;动不动，一般;素;
💡 usual通常的+ly副词后缀→通常地，惯常地
"The discovery of distillation is usually accredited to the Arabs of the 11th century."
通常认为，蒸馏法是阿拉伯人在11世纪发明的。
近义：invariably, mostly, normally, oft, often, oftentimes
反义：infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes
n. 平常的话，老生常谈，陈词滥调;
💡 plat平坦+itude状态→语言平坦→陈词滥调
"The talk is no more than a platitude."
这番话无非是老生常谈.
近义：truism, bromide, clich, cliche, commonplace
n. 事件，形势;东西，事物;家伙;事业;
"She was the only thing that made life bearable."
只因有了她生活才可以过得下去。
近义：item, knickknack, article, object, tchotchke, thingamabob
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