Husbands never become good; they merely become proficient.
📚 名句词汇解析
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adv. 仅仅,只不过;只是;纯粹;全然;
💡 mere仅仅 + ly...的 → ad.仅仅,只不过
"Do you really want to go or are you merely being amiable?"
你是真的想去呢,还是仅仅为了表示友好?
近义:just, only, purely, simply, solely, but
adj. 精通的,熟练的;
n. 能手,老手,专家;
💡 pro向前,在前+fici做+ent形容词后缀→做在别人前面→精通的
"She is proficient at swimming."
她精通游泳.
近义:technician, expert, artful, nifty, skilful, skilled
反义:incapable, incapacitated, unable, uncapable, unfit, unfitted
vi. 变为,成为;变得;变成;
vt. 适合,适宜;相称,相当;变成;发生;
💡 be(upon)+come→变为;成为(=to come upon)
"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:turn, wax, get, go, grow, suit
反义:remain, keep, stay, get