FELON, n. A person of greater enterprise than discretion, who in embracing an opportunity has formed an unfortunate attachment.

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felon ['fɛlən]
n. 重罪犯;瘭疽;甲沟炎;指头脓炎; adj. <古>残忍的,残暴的,邪恶的;
💡 fel=fello拉丁文,恶棍+on表示人 →重罪犯
"So I answered up like a felon fighting for his freedom, and I answered pat, because I was telling the truth, which ..."
因此,我马上回答,就像一个重罪犯在争取自由一样, 而且,我答得这么迅速是因为我在说实话, 这有时会有帮助.
近义:lawbreaker, malefactor, offender, outlaw, bandit, scofflaw
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
enterprise ['ɛntɚ'praɪz] 词频2 词根: prehend
n. 企(事)业单位;事业,计划;事业心,进取心;
💡 enter进入+prise拿住,抓住→进入抓住[目标]→事业;进取心
"The boss has put all his money into that speculative enterprise."
这个老板把他的全部财产都投到那个投机事业中.
近义:institution, merging, society, business, association, company
discretion [dɪ'skrɛʃən] 词频4 词根: cern
n. 慎重;考虑周到;判断力,辨别力;自行决定的自由;
💡 dis分开,分离+cret搞清,区别+ion名词后缀→谨慎,小心
"I'll leave it up to you to use your discretion ."
我把这件事留给你自己斟酌决定。
近义:tact, tactfulness, finesse, measure, moderation, prudence 反义:indiscreetness, tactlessness, bluntness, crudeness
opportunity [ˌɑpɚˈtunɪti, -ˈtju-] 词根: port
n. 机会;适当的时机良机;有利的环境,条件;
💡 op=ob靠近 + portun=harbor港口+ ity 表名词 → 向港口靠近 →机会
"He took the opportunity to deliver us another snub."
他借机再次冷落我们.
近义:instance, occasion, case, episode, event, happening 反义:hindrance, hitch, knot, misadventure, mishap, obstacle
unfortunate [ʌn'fɔrtʃənət] 词频2 词根: un
adj. 不幸的,倒霉的;不吉利的;不成功的;可惜的,可叹的; n. 不幸的人;
💡 un不,没有+fortun运气+ate形容词后缀→不幸的
"He was unfortunate to lose in the final round."
他不幸在最后一轮输了。
近义:miserable, wretch, lamentable, luckless, ominous, poor 反义:jammy, privileged, propitious, successful, fortunate, happy

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