NOBLEMAN, n. Nature's provision for wealthy American minds ambitious to incur social distinction and suffer high life.
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n. 自然;天性;天理;类型;
💡 nat出生的+ure状态→出生状态→天性
"the adversarial nature of the two-party system"
两党制的对抗性
近义:milieu, surroundings, circumambiency, medium, ecosystem, environment
n. 规定,条项,条款;预备,准备,设备;供应,(一批)供应品;生活物质,储备物资;
vt.& vi. 为…提供所需物品(尤指食物);
💡 pro提前+vis看+ion名词后缀→预备,防备,供应,供应品
"The government is responsible for the provision of health care."
政府负责提供医疗服务。
近义:minister, provide, purvey, stock, supply, victual
adj. 富有的;充分的;
n. 富人,有钱人,阔人;
💡 wealth财富+y...的 → 富裕的
"a hankering for a wealthy lifestyle"
渴望过富裕生活
近义:loaded, moneyed, monied, opulent, abundant, propertied
反义:impecunious, landless, meager, needy, penniless, penurious
adj. 有雄心的;有野心的;费力的;耗资的;
💡 amb大+it行走+ious形容词后缀 → 大步向前走的 → 有雄心的
"a fiercely ambitious young manager"
雄心勃勃的年轻经理
近义:aspiring, materialistic, avaricious, possessive, pushful, thrusting
反义:humane, humanitarian, liberal, lofty, loose, loyal
vt. 招致,引起;遭受;
💡 in进入+cur跑,发生→跑进来→招惹
"Any expenses you may incur will be chargeable to the company."
你的所有开销均由本公司支付。
近义:merit, deserve
adj. 社会的,社会上的;交际的,社交的;群居的;合群的;
n. 联谊会,联欢会;社交聚会;
💡 soc社会+ial形容词后缀 → 社会的
"political groups agitating for social change"
鼓吹社会变革的政治团体
近义:party, approachable, kindly, neighborly, neighbourly, personable
反义:sociopathic, dissocial