ECCENTRICITY, n. A method of distinction so cheap that fools employ it to accentuate their incapacity.
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n. 古怪;反常，怪癖;[物]偏心距;[数]离心率;
💡 ec=ex出+centr中心+icity表名词→n.古怪；怪癖；[数] 离心率
"She is unusual to the point of eccentricity."
她特立独行到了古怪的地步。
近义：idiosyncrasy, oddity, oddness, outlandishness, whimsicality, extravagance
n. 方法;条理;
💡 meth(meta-=after)+od(way)→方法；体系；秩序（=a way after,a following after）
"a reliable method of birth control"
可靠的节育措施
近义：approach, logic, logicality, manner, means, mode
n. 区别;荣誉;特质;卓越;
💡 distinct明显的+ion表名词 → 区别；优秀
"We must draw a clear distinction between right and wrong."
我们必须明确区分是与非.
近义：title, cachet, elegance, excellence, unlikeness, difference
反义：impoliteness, indecency, obscenity, roughness, rudeness, uncouthness
vt. 强调，着重指出;重读;给…加上重音符号;
💡 accent强调+uate使，动词后缀→一再唱出→强调
"Accentuate the word " accent " on the first syllable."
在 “ accent ” 一词的第一个音节上加重音符号.
近义：heighten, increase, intensify, augment, sharpen, strengthen
反义：lessen, mitigate, moderate, attenuate, palliate, qualify
adj. 便宜的，廉价的;劣质的，低劣的;小气的，可鄙的;
adv. 便宜地;卑鄙地;
💡 音“棋谱”，棋谱书很 便宜 车(che)上阿婆(ap)买的是 便宜的票 网友：好好学习 补充：车(che)虽然有一(a)点儿破（p），但是很便宜
"market stalls selling cheap bric-a-brac"
集市上出售廉价小摆设的货摊
近义：inexpensive, knockdown, downscale, downmarket, cheaply, punk
反义：pricey, costly, dear
vt. 雇用;使用，利用;
n. 受雇;服务;工作;
💡 em(=in)+ploy(=play):进来玩- 雇佣
"Alexander is a racist who refuses to employ blacks."
亚历山大是个种族歧视者,拒绝聘用黑人.
近义：occupy, use, utilise, utilize, deploy, hire
反义：sack, terminate, boot, discharge, cashier, cease
📜 Ambrose Bierce 的更多名言
"MAGPIE, n. A bird whose thievish disposition suggested to someone that it might be taught to talk."