It is usually best to be generous with praise, but cautious with criticism.
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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
adj. 慷慨的，大方的;丰盛的;肥沃的;浓厚的;
💡 gener出生，产生+ous形容词后缀→[不断]产生→丰富的，慷慨的
"It would be churlish to refuse such a generous offer."
拒绝这样一个慷慨的提议未免失礼。
近义：humane, humanitarian, liberal, lofty, loose, loyal
反义：knavish, mean, miserly, niggard, niggardly, parsimonious
n. 赞扬，称赞;崇拜;赞词;
v. 赞扬，赞美;歌颂;崇拜;
💡 prais价值，评价+e→称其有很高价值，给以很高评价→称赞，赞美，赞扬，颂扬
"He referred to your work in terms of high praise."
他对你的工作大加赞扬.
近义：apotheosize, honor, hurrah, applaud, laud, magnify
反义：attack, recuse, reproach, batter, hammer, censure
adj. 小心的，谨慎的;兢;恮;持重;
💡 caut 谨慎的,小心的##-ous, -ious, -eous 表”具有某种品质”;
"He was very cautious about committing himself to anything."
他谨小慎微，从不轻易表态。
近义：heedful, judicious, leery, levelheaded, mindful, moderate
反义：imperviable, impervious, imprudent, inadvertent, incautious, incurious
n. 批评，批判;鉴定，审定，考证，校勘;苛求，[哲]批判主义;评论，评论文章;
💡 critic批评，辨明，分开+ism表名词 → 批评
"The plan has attracted criticism from consumer groups."
这项计划引起了各消费者组织的指责。
近义：brickbat, animadversion, review, reviewal, critique, stricture
反义：applause, kudos, laud, ovation, praising, salvo
adj. 最好的( good和well的最高级);最愉快的;最幸福的;最合适的;
adv. 最好地;最出色地;最高标准地;
n. 佼佼者;（个人的）最高水平;最重要的优越性;最好的东西，最合乎要求的事物;
vt. [口]打败，胜过;
"He is arguably the best actor of his generation."
按理他是他那一代中最优秀的演员。
近义：master, outgo, outmatch, outrange, outrank, outstrip
反义：badder, baddest, worse