PLEBEIAN, n. An ancient Roman who in the blood of his country stained nothing but his hands. Distinguished from the Patrician, who was a saturated solution.

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ancient [ˈeɪnʃənt] 词频1 词根: ante
adj. 古代的,已往的;古老的,过时的;年老的;老式的; n. 古代人;古文明国的国民;<古>高龄老人;<古>旗手;
💡 anci古老+ent....的 → 古代的
"extant remains of the ancient wall"
尚存的古城墙遗迹
近义:senior, elder, antiquated, antique, indigenous, archaic 反义:hot, imaginative, innovative, latest, modern, novel
distinguished [dis'tiŋɡwiʃt] 词频3 词根: sting
adj. 卓越的;著名的;受人尊敬的;显得重要的; v. 辨别,区别( distinguish的过去式和过去分词);突出;区别(distinguish的过去式);
💡 distinguish区别+ed表形容词→与众不同→著名的
"a distinguished career in medicine"
在医学领域的辉煌生涯
近义:illustrious, appointed, leading, marked, meritorious, outstanding 反义:idle, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insubstantial, meaningless
patrician [pə'trɪʃən] 词频5 词根: pater
adj. 贵族的;显贵的;(相貌等)贵族似的; n. 贵族;有教养的人;罗马帝国的地方官;中世纪意大利的显贵;
💡 patr祖国+ician从事某种职业的人→贵族;有教养的人
"The old patrician was buried in the family vault."
这位老贵族埋在家族的墓地里.
近义:aristocrat, noble, gentleman, highborn, aristocratic, wellborn 反义:ignoble, lowly, proletariat, baseborn, commoner, declasse
solution [sə'luʃən] 词频2 词根: solu
n. 解决;溶解;溶液;答案;
💡 solut松的+ion名词后缀,构成抽象名词 → 溶解;解决
"He arrived at the solution by a simple process of deduction."
他通过一番简单的推理得出了解决问题的方法。
近义:repair, reparation, workaround, remedy, refitting, overhauling
plebeian [pli'bi(:)ən] 词频4
n. 平民;庶民;平民百姓;平庸粗俗的人; adj. 平民的;庶民的;无教养的;粗俗的;
"He spent all day playing rackets on the beach, a plebeian sport if there ever was one."
他一整天都在海滩玩壁球,再没有比这更不入流的运动了。
近义:plebe, commoner, ignoble, lowly, proletariat, baseborn 反义:noble, patrician, socialite, gentleman, highborn, illustrious
blood [blʌd] 词频1 词根: bl-
n. 血,血液;流血,杀戮,杀人(罪),牺牲;有…类型的血的,血统;血气,气质; vt. 用血染(皮革等),用血弄湿;使出血,抽…的血;让新人初试做某事,使先取得经验;
💡 便秘者是“不拉的”(谐音blood),一拉就出血 B型(b)一百(loo)升的(d)血 暴力(bl) 血流成河似洪水(flood) 网友:cbz1998 补充:
"abnormal levels of sugar in the blood"
血糖值不正常
近义:kindred, lineage, ascendancy, ascendency, origin, parentage 反义:plebeianism, commonality

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