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illustrious [ɪ'lʌstrɪəs] 词频3 词根: il
adj. 著名的;杰出的，卓越的;辉煌的;显赫;
💡 il一再+lustr光,照亮+ious形容词后缀一再光明→辉煌的
"The composer was one of many illustrious visitors to the town."
那位作曲家是许多造访过这个城市的杰出人物之一。
近义：aristocratic, keen, lofty, noble, notable, august 反义：nameless, obscure, unadmired, unauthenticated, unbeknown, unfamiliar
malice ['mælɪs] 词频3 词根: mal
n. 恶意，恶感;怨恨;[法]预谋;祸心;
💡 mal坏，恶+ice名词后缀，表状态→恶意
"He was actuated entirely by malice."
他完全是出于恶意。
近义：hostility, perversity, pique, rancor, rancour, resentment 反义：humaneness, humanism, humanitarianism, humanity, kindliness, kindness
envy ['ɛnvi] 词频2 词根: en
n. 嫉妒，妒忌;羡慕; vi. 感到妒忌;显示出妒忌;
💡 en使+vy=vid看到别人→妒忌
"I don't envy your journey in this bad weather."
我并不羡慕你在这样恶劣的天气里旅行.
近义：begrudge, covet, grudge, heartburning, jealousy, enviousness 反义：scorn, scout, slight, spurn, underestimate, downplay
detraction [dɪ'trækʃən]
n. 诽谤;
💡 tract =draw, 表示”拉,拖”
"Faced with such detraction, scientists characteristically retort that science, unlike witchcraft, works."
面对诋毁, 科学家们出于天性给予反驳,宣称科学不是巫术, 确实有效.
近义：invective, defamation, denigration 反义：ardor, ardour, obedience, piety, troth, trueness
suitably [['sju:təbli]]
adv. 合适地, 适当地, 相配地
近义：appropriately, aptly, properly, seemly, accommodatingly, thereby 反义：improperly, inadequately, unsuitably
placed
v. 放置（place的过去分词形式）

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"FLESH, n. The Second Person of the secular Trinity."
"VIRTUES, n.pl. Certain abstentions."
"RECOLLECT, v. To recall with additions something not previously known."
"PRESBYTERIAN, n. One who holds the conviction that the government authorities of the Church should be called presbyters."
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