PHILANTHROPIST, n. A rich (and usually bald) old gentleman who has trained himself to grin while his conscience is picking his pocket.
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adv. 通常，经常，平常，惯常地;一直，向来;动不动，一般;素;
💡 usual通常的+ly副词后缀→通常地，惯常地
"The discovery of distillation is usually accredited to the Arabs of the 11th century."
通常认为，蒸馏法是阿拉伯人在11世纪发明的。
近义：invariably, mostly, normally, oft, often, oftentimes
反义：infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes
n. 先生;绅士;有身份地位的人;
💡 gentle温和的+man人→绅士；有教养的人
"Thank you—you're a real gentleman."
谢谢您—您是个真正的君子。
近义：aristocrat, lord, noble, patrician, sir, cavalier
反义：plebe, commoner
n. 良心;道德心;
💡 con全部+sci知道+ence名词后缀→全部知道→有良知→良心
"Guilt had been eating into his conscience for some months."
几个月来内疚一直折磨着他的良心.
近义：percept, perceptibility, perception, awareness, seeing, sense
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n. 慈善家, 博爱主义者, 乐善好施的人\\n[法] 慈善家, 博爱主义者
近义：humane, humanitarian, benefactor, samaritan, altruist
反义：loner, misanthropist, cynic, hater
adj. 富有的;肥沃的;丰富多彩的;油腻的;
"After a while, the rich sauce begins to cloy."
过了一会儿，浓味沙司开始显得油腻了。
近义：loaded, moneyed, monied, opulent, abundant, propertied
反义：impecunious, indigent, landless, meager, miserly, needy
adj. 秃头的;单调的，枯燥的;光秃的;赤裸裸的，毫无掩饰的;
💡 bald(=ball)+d:像球一样的头- 秃头的 光秃的 剥得（谐音）：剥得 光秃秃
"He started going bald in his twenties."
他二十几岁便开始谢顶。
近义：baldheaded, baldy, hairless, plain, unadorned, bare
反义：shaggy, bushy, furred, furry, hairy