To be a saint does not exclude fine dresses nor a beautiful house.
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n. 圣人般的人(指特别善良、仁爱或有耐性的人);圣…(冠于人名、地名之前);(因其生死言行而被基督教会追封的)圣人;圣徒;
vt. 成为圣徒;把…视为圣徒;
💡 saint(sacred)→圣徒;圣者;列为圣徒
"Myself when young did eagerly frequent Doctor and Saint."
我年轻时的确热心于和圣贤经常来往.
近义:canonize, st.
反义:layperson, secular
vt. 排除,不包括;排斥;驱除,赶出;
💡 ex出,出去+clude关闭→关出去→排外
"We can exclude the possibility of total loss from our calculations."
我们可以在预测中把彻底失败的可能性排除在外.
近义:omit, preclude, blackball, except, margin, discriminate
反义:append, attach, subjoin, adjoin, affix, enclose
adj. 好的,上等的;纤细的,精致的;健康的;晴朗的;
n. 罚款;[音乐]终止;晴天;地租;
vt. 罚款;澄清;
adv. 很好地;巧妙地;
💡 fin =end,boundary,表示”结束,范围”#词根助记:拉丁语 finis 边界 -> 顶点 -> fin 法语 最好的 -> 好的
"That's a fine horse, I couldn't get a better in a hurry."
这是一匹骏马, 我一时难以找到比它更好的.
近义:subtle, elaborate, perfect, purify, refine, assess
反义:abrasive, asperous, rasping, raspy, rough, rugose
adj. 美丽的,美好的;极好的;
💡 beauti美丽+ful...的→美的,美丽的
"The time has come for action if these beautiful animals are to survive."
若要使这些美丽的动物能生存下去,现在就要行动起来。
近义:arresting, lovable, lovely, beauteous, charming, adorable
反义:homely, inartistic, unaesthetic, unattractive, unbeautiful, uncomely
n. 房屋;全家人;(从事某种生意的)公司;(英国)下议院;
v. 给…提供住房;收藏;安置;
"a house among the trees"
树林中的一座房子
近义:host, keep, lodge, quarter, shelter, accommodate
反义:oust, out, expel, deport, dispossess, exile