WIDOW, n. A pathetic figure that the Christian world has agreed to take humorously, although Christ's tenderness towards widows was one of the most marked features of his character.

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figure ['fɪɡjɚ] 词频1 词根: fac
n. 数字;算术;人物;身材; vi. 计算;出现;扮演角色; vt. 计算在内;估计;推测;认为;
💡 fig做,塑造,虚构+ure名词后缀,状态 →做出的状态→形象,人物
"Figure the situation to yourself, what can I do?"
你设身处地想想, 我能做什么?
近义:appraise, reckon, weigh, calculate, consider, deem
Christian ['krɪstʃən] 词频1 词根: chris
n. 基督教徒,信徒;克里斯琴;<口>人类,文明人,正派人;[电影]克里斯蒂安; adj. 信基督教的,基督教的,基督教徒的;<口>人(类)的,文明的,<口>正派的,高尚的;
💡 Christ基督+ian表人 →基督教徒
"The Christian ceremony of baptism is a symbolic act."
基督教的洗礼仪式是一种象征性的做法.
近义:cristian
widow ['wɪdo] 词频2
n. 寡妇;遗孀;[牌]放在一边的几张牌;[印]未排足的行; vt. 使成寡妇;从…夺走;杀死…的丈夫;
💡 widow-window:n男人: 寡妇失去丈夫就像窗户失去玻璃
"The widow is in possession of a large fortune."
那个寡妇占有大笔财产.
近义:relict, dowager, widower
pathetic [pə'θetik] 词频4 词根: 感情
adj. 令人同情的,可怜的;又笨又可怜的,无价值的;荡气回肠;
💡 path(pass-passion感情)+et(out)+ic: 悲哀的 悲惨的 网友:yqy 补充:源自sympathetic;源自path:你走那条路?那可
"It's pathetic that grown men have to resort to violence like this."
成年人还得这样诉诸暴力,真可悲。
近义:mournful, moving, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poignant
world [wɝld] 词频1
n. 世界;地球;领域;尘世;
💡 一句(l)话(word)讲出 世界的本质
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一个突然变得陌生而危险的世界里,他是她唯一的守护神。
近义:humanity, civilisation, civilization, orb, earth, globe
take [tek] 词频1
vt. 拿,取;采取;接受(礼物等);耗费(时间等); vi. 拿;获得; n. 镜头;看法;收入额;场景;
"Students will normally take three A2 subjects."
学生通常要选三门A2证书考试科目。
近义:apprehend, keep, nab, receive, seize, snatch 反义:transfer, cede, give, reject, snub, spurn

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