The best years are the forties; after fifty a man begins to deteriorate, but in the forties he is at the maximum of his villainy.
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vt. 使恶化;
vi. 恶化，变坏;
💡 deterior更坏+ate使... → 恶化
"Food is apt to deteriorate in summer."
食物在夏天爱变质.
近义：impair, mar, atrophy, ruin, batter, spoil
反义：mend, refit, repair, service, tinker, fix
adj. 最大值的，最大量的;
n. 最大的量、体积、强度等;
💡 maxi=max大的+mum表名词 → 最大的
"It was Mann who structured the agenda for maximum efficiency."
是曼制定这个取得最大效率的议程的.
近义：high, peak, summit, apex, maximal, meridian
反义：low, least, lowest, lowliest, measly, minimum
adj. 最好的( good和well的最高级);最愉快的;最幸福的;最合适的;
adv. 最好地;最出色地;最高标准地;
n. 佼佼者;（个人的）最高水平;最重要的优越性;最好的东西，最合乎要求的事物;
vt. [口]打败，胜过;
"He is arguably the best actor of his generation."
按理他是他那一代中最优秀的演员。
近义：master, outgo, outmatch, outrange, outrank, outstrip
反义：badder, baddest, worse
villainy
['viləni]
n. <正>邪恶行为，恶行，罪恶;
"The impression of villainy was inescapable."
留下恶棍的印象是不可避免的。
近义：treachery
n. 五十个人;五十岁;五十年代;编号为五十的东西;
num. 五十;五十个;
adj. 五十的;五十个的;许多的;
"Costs are to be shared on a fifty-fifty basis between the government and local businesses."
费用由政府和当地企业均摊。