It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious.
— Oscar Wilde  ·  No category

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absurd [əbˈsɚd] 词频2
adj. 荒谬的;荒唐的;无理性的，杂乱无章的;荒诞主义的，荒诞的; n. 无价值，无意义;
💡 surd-, -surd 表”愚蠢的,荒唐的”##a, ab, abs 前缀;表示来自,离开
"That uniform makes the guards look absurd."
警卫们穿着那种制服看起来怪模怪样的。
近义：illogical, inane, irrational, laughable, lost, ludicrous 反义：irrefragable, axiomatic
divide [dɪ'vaɪd] 词频1 词根: divid
vt.& vi. 分;划分;分离;（使）产生分歧; n. 分水岭，分界线;分配;
💡 di分开+vide分开→分配
"Divide the cauliflower into florets and wash them thoroughly."
把菜花掰成一块块小花,然后仔细把它们洗干净.
近义：watershed, separation, severance, disunion, division, divorcement 反义：articulate, link, rabbet, splice, stick, tie
people ['pipl] 词频1 词根: 公众
n. 人，人类;居民;人民;种族; vt. 居住于，布满;使住满人，在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义：populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks 反义：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
charming ['tʃɑrmɪŋ] 词频2 词根: charm
adj. 迷人的，可爱的;英俊的，潇洒的;令人陶醉的; v. 使高兴;使陶醉，使着迷;
💡 charm魅力 + ing ...的 → adj.迷人的；妩媚的；娇艳的；好极了的
"The cottage is tiny, but it's charming."
这间小屋虽小，却十分迷人。
近义：appealing, irresistible, arresting, arrestive, likable, likeable 反义：humdrum, insipid, irksome, arid, jejune, lethal
tedious ['tidɪəs] 词频4 词根: tedi
adj. 单调沉闷的;冗长乏味的;令人生厌的;
💡 ted厌倦+ious表形容词 →冗长沉闷的
"The journey soon became tedious."
那次旅行不久就变得乏味起来。
近义：humdrum, irksome, arid, irritating, lethal, aseptic 反义：kindly, assenting, manageable, sociable, tractable, yielding

📜 Oscar Wilde 的更多名言

"One is tempted to define man as a rational animal who always loses his temper when he is called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason."
"Oh! don't use big words. They mean so little."
"Everyone who is incapable of learning has taken to teaching."
"Ordinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you."
"Thirty-five is a very attractive age. London society is full of women of the very highest birth who have, of their own free choice, remained thirty-five for years."
"And the wild regrets, and the bloody sweats, None knew so well as I: For he who lives more lives than one More deaths than one must die."
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