A family is but too often a commonwealth of malignants.
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n. 共和国;联邦;团体;协会;
💡 common普通,共同 + wealth财富 → n.共和国;联邦
"a member of the Commonwealth"
英联邦成员国
近义:association, merging, state, club, confederacy, government
n. 家庭;家族;孩子;祖先;
adj. 家庭的;一家所有的;属于家庭的;适合全家人的;
💡 音“发米粒”: 家庭吃饭又叫“发米粒 father and mother I love you家庭就是爸爸妈妈我爱你
"These diamonds have been handed down in his family for generations."
这些钻石在他家已经传了好几代.
近义:kindred, kinfolk, kinsfolk, offspring, progeniture, progeny
adv. 常常;经常;时常;再三;
💡 十(ten)有八九的(of), 经常的
"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."
人们常常认为睡眠在某种意义上来说类似死亡。
近义:manyfold, oft, oftentimes, repeatedly, usually, offtimes
反义:infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes