Nothing is so frequent as to mistake an ordinary human gift for a special and extraordinary endowment.
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adj. 频繁的,时常发生的,常见的;(脉搏等)急促的,快的;
💡 fr + equ =equal,even,表示“相等,平均” + ent [形容词后缀], 与名词后缀-ence或-ency相对应,表示具有...性质的,关于...的 → a.时常发生的;经常的
"He is a frequent visitor to this country."
他常常访问这个国家。
近义:attend, revisit, prowl, regular, repeating, rife
反义:isolated, rare, uncommon, unfrequent, unusual
n. 错误,过失,误解;差错,口误,笔误;失策,失误;
vt.& vi. 弄错,误解;
vt. 认不出;误会;看错;
vi. 弄错;误解;
💡 mis错误,坏+take拿→拿错→错误
"It has now become evident to us that a mistake has been made."
我们已经清楚出了差错。
近义:miscalculate, misdeem, miss, confuse, fail, inaccuracy
反义:arrival, success, triumph, victory, achievement
adj. 普通的;平常的;一般的;平庸的;
💡 order, ordin 表”秩序;种类,等级”#词根助记:按照秩序的=普通的
"He was demoted to the rank of ordinary soldier."
他被降为普通一兵.
近义:inartistic, artless, modest, mundane, normal, average
反义:huge, imposing, astonishing, noteworthy, outstanding, particular
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. 赠品,礼物;天赋;赠送;天资;
vt. 赋予;向…赠送;天赋权力(或才能等);授予;
💡 give(给予)+t(表示抽象名词的后缀)→赠与;礼物
"The watch was a gift from my mother."
这块表是母亲给我的礼物。
近义:present, treat, bestowal, giveaway, offering, charity
adj. 特殊的;专门的;专用的;重要的;
n. 专车;特价;特刊;特约稿;
💡 speci种类+al...的→比其他种类好的→特别的
"A special subcommittee adjudicates on planning applications."
有一个特别小组委员会裁决规划申请项目。
近义:outstanding, unusual, especial, exceptional, extraordinary, particular