EULOGY, n. Praise of a person who has either the advantages of wealth and power, or the consideration to be dead.

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eulogy ['jʊlədʒi] 词根: locu
n. 颂词,颂文;
💡 eu好+logy说话→说好话 → 颂辞,称赞
"Indeed, no eulogy could be more grandiloquent than this."
真是恭维备至.
近义:laurel, panegyric, praise, acclaim, accolade, tribute 反义:stricture, rap, crit, carping, criticizing, animadversion
praise [prez] 词频1 词根: 价值
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
person ['pɝsn] 词频1 词根: per
n. 人;(语法)人称;身体;容貌;
💡 person-, parson- 表”人类”
"The aforementioned person was seen acting suspiciously."
有人看见前面提到的那个人行动可疑。
近义:individual, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke, blighter 反义:assemblage, assembly, mass, mob, multitude, party
consideration [kən,sɪdə'reʃən] 词频2 词根: 星辰
n. 考虑,考察;照顾,关心;报酬;尊敬;
💡 con共同+ sid站+er表动作+ation名词后缀 →考虑
"Careful consideration should be given to issues of health and safety."
健康与安全的问题应该认真予以考虑。
近义:observation, pondering, reflection, study, deliberation, regard 反义:inconsiderateness, thoughtlessness
wealth [wɛlθ] 词频2
n. 财产,财富;富豪(阶级);丰富,大量;繁荣;
💡 we(我们)+a(人)+alt(种子,秃木和树)- 财富 财富无(w)健康(health)重要
"the unfair distribution of wealth"
财富分配不公
近义:riches, richness, treasure, fortune, opulence, abundance 反义:impecuniosity, indigence, marginality, meanness, misery, pauperism
power ['paʊɚ] 词频1 词根: 力量
n. [机]动力,功率;力量;政权,权力;强国,大国; vt. 运转;用发动机发动;使…有力量; vi. 靠动力行进;快速行进; adj. 权力的;机械能的,电动的;用电力(或动力)发动的;
"The engine is being specially adapted to increase its power."
正在对这台引擎进行改装以增加它的功率.
近义:move, operate, activate, actuate, energise, energize 反义:incapacity, powerlessness, weariness, impotency, impotentness, impossibility

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