If a person offend you and you are in doubt as to whether it was intentional or not, do not resort to extreme measures. Simply watch your chance and hit him with a brick.
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n. 人;（语法）人称;身体;容貌;
💡 person-, parson- 表”人类”
"The aforementioned person was seen acting suspiciously."
有人看见前面提到的那个人行动可疑。
近义：individual, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke, blighter
反义：assemblage, assembly, mass, mob, multitude, party
vt. 触怒;得罪，冒犯;使反感令人不适;
vi. 犯规，触犯;
💡 of反对+fend打击→一再打击[别人]→冒犯，得罪
"Perhaps, unconsciously, I've done something to offend her."
我也许无意中做了什么得罪她的事。
近义：impugn, inconvenience, injure, insult, irk, irritate
反义：apotheosize, honor, hurrah, applaud, laud, magnify
n. 怀疑，疑虑;未确定;
vt. 怀疑，疑惑;
vi. 不确定，不能肯定或怀疑;
💡 doubt二→二种状态→怀疑
"a feeling of doubt and uncertainty"
迟疑不定的感受
近义：disbelieve, hesitation, hesitate, mistrust, question, stagger
反义：prove, reassure, verify, vouch, check, demonstrate
adj. 有意的，故意的;策划的;
💡 in作...+tent伸展+ion名词后缀 + al 属于...的 → adj.有意图的, 故意的
"I'm sorry I left you off the list—it wasn't intentional."
很抱歉没把你列在名单里—我不是有意的。
近义：premeditated, purposeful, purposive, spontaneous, voluntary, wilful
反义：unintentional, unmeant, unwilled, unwitting, unwilling
vi. 求助于或诉诸某事物，采取某手段或方法应急或作为对策;
n. 求助，凭借，诉诸;热闹场所，娱乐场，度假胜地;采用的办法;常去，人多，人群;
💡 sort =kind,表示”种类”#词根助记：re反复+sort分出=经常把……分出来=常去的地方,常用的手段
"One has sometimes to resort to these little devices."
人们有时还得依靠这些小玩意儿.
近义：recur, complex, resource, source, sunspot
adv. 简单地，朴素地;（引出概括或解释）不过，仅仅;简直;<非正>实在;
💡 sim一次 + ply 折叠 →折一次 → ad.简单地；朴素地
"The clock is simply for ornament; it doesn't work any more."
这架时钟纯属摆设，它再也不走了。
近义：just, merely, only, purely, solely, but
反义：elaborately, painfully, wearisomely, challengingly, hardly