RECONCILIATION, n. A suspension of hostilities. An armed truce for the purpose of digging up the dead.

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reconciliation [,rɛkənsɪlɪ'eʃən] 词频5 词根: concil
n. 和解,调停;一致;服从,顺从;和谐;
💡 re重新+con共同+cil召集+iation表名词→重新召集到一起 → 和解
"He was taken up with the reconciliation of husband and wife."
他忙于做夫妻间的调解工作.
近义:atonement, rapprochement, reconcilement, conciliation, concurrence, concurrency 反义:argument, quarrel, row, rumpus, spat, squabble
suspension [sə'spɛnʃən] 词频4 词根: sus
n. 悬浮;暂停;悬架;悬浮液;
💡 suspen=suspend中止+sion名词后缀 →中止;停学
"State - of - the - art suspension guarantees a smooth passage over the bumpiest road."
最先进的减震悬架保证汽车在最崎岖不平的道路上也可以平稳通行.
近义:impasse, postponement, separation, stay, supersession, adjournment 反义:reactivation, reestablishment, renewal, reopening, resumption, upsurging
truce [tru:s]
n. 休战;停战(协定);停止争辩(的协议);中止; vt. 以休战结束;停止争执; vi. 停战;
💡 tru =true,表示”相信,真实”#词根助记:相信对方而停战
"The two sides called a truce to avoid further bloodshed."
双方宣布休战,以免更多的流血。
近义:impasse, armistice, respite
purpose ['pɝpəs] 词频1 词根: pos
n. 意志;目的;作用;(进行中的)行动; vt. 有意;打算;企图(做);决意(做);
💡 pur始终+pose放→始终放的东西→目的,意图
"We spoke to little purpose — his mind was clearly made up already."
我们说的话几乎不起作用,他显然已下定决心了.
近义:intend, consider, appoint, ascribe, denote, designate
dead [dɛd] 词频1
adj. 死去的;完全的;无感觉的;呆板的; adv. 完全地;非常;绝对;极度; n. 死者;(死一样的)寂静;极寒时候;
💡 呆的,人 死是“呆的
"We don't know whether he's alive or dead."
我们不知道他是死是活。
近义:asleep, numb, numbed, unfeeling, benumbed, unresponsive 反义:mindful, aware, vigilant, wakeful, waking, watchful
digging
n. 挖掘
近义:sapping, shagreen, sinking, trenching, adit, deepening

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