God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
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serenity
[si'renəti]
n. 安详;宁静;尊贵的阁下;平静;
💡 seren平静的 + ity 表名词→ n.平静
"Her face, though sad, still evoked a feeling of serenity."
她的脸色虽然悲伤, 但仍使人感觉安详.
近义：imperturbability, placidity, quiet, quietness, quietude, repose
反义：perturbation, riot, stir, tumult, turmoil, upheaval
vi. 承认;同意;承兑;
vt. 接受;承认;承担;承兑;
💡 ac一再+cept拿→接受；承认
"The evidence was so compelling that he felt constrained to accept it."
证据是那样的令人折服，他觉得不得不接受。
近义：honor, permit, avow, receive, recognize, tolerate
反义：refuse, reject, snub, spurn, decline, disavow
n. 智慧，明智;常识，好的判断力;知识，学问;古训;
💡 wis=wise智慧的+dom状态或领域 →智慧
"The received wisdom is that they cannot win."
大家一致认为他们不会赢。
近义：prudence, sageness, sanity, sensibleness, carefulness, discretion
反义：nescience, philistinism, unacquaintance, unawareness, unfamiliarity, benightedness
n. 差别，差异;[数]差数，差额;意见分歧;特色;
vt. 辨别，区分;
💡 dif分开，否定，不+fer带来+ence名词后缀→带来不同→不同之处
"The new regulations will not make an appreciable difference to most people."
新的规定对大多数人将无大影响。
近义：inequality, odds, unlikeness, variant, version, inhomogeneity
反义：kindred, kinship, likeness, look, matching, parallel
vt. 承认;同意;准许;授予;
n. 拨款;补助金;授给物（如财产、授地、专有权、补助、拨款等）;
vi. 同意;
💡 gr(great)+ant(蚂蚁): 给予伟大的蚂蚁 拔款 网友：yqy补充： 准予（grant）豪华（grand）的泰坦尼克号下水－－永远的教训
"If you grant my request, you will earn my thanks."
如果你答应我的要求, 就会得到我的感谢.
近义：assignment, cession, concession, endowment, fellowship, award
反义：nab, seize, wrest, take, capture, catch
vt. 改变，变更;交换，替换;兑换;换衣服（床单）;
vi. 改变，转变;交换，互换;换衣，更衣;
n. 变化，改变;交换，交替;零钱，找头;代替物;
💡 产(chan)鸽(ge) 改变有 零钱 网友：张腾 补充：chang 为 常，e为娥，常娥奔月代表月亮，而月亮是变化无常的。用联想分拆法记下
"political groups agitating for social change"
鼓吹社会变革的政治团体
近义：switch, modify, mutate, transform, unsettle, upset
反义：hold, husband, keep, prop, save, steady