We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity - gunpowder and romantic love.
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n. 人类;人性;人道;人文学科;
💡 human人类+ity名词后缀 →人性,人类
"The use of H - bombs would be an outrage against humanity."
使用氢弹是违反人道的暴行.
近义:humankind, humans, man, mankind, world, civilisation
反义:heartlessness, inclemency, inhumanity, insidiousness, mercilessness, rage
n. 火药;有烟火药,黑色火药;中国珠茶;
💡 gun枪+powder粉末 → 火药;有烟火药
"The barrel of gunpowder blew up with a terrible noise."
火药桶爆炸了,发出轰然一声巨响.
近义:mortar, powder
adj. 浪漫的,谈情说爱的,多情的,风流的,香艳的;空想的,虚构的,怪诞的,想入非非的,不实际的,难实行的(计划等);传奇(式)的,小说般的,情节离奇的;浪漫主义的;
n. 富于浪漫气息的人;浪漫主义作家[画家等],浪漫派诗人[艺术家];浪漫思想[行为];
💡 roman浪漫+tic....的 →浪漫的
"a romantic candlelit dinner"
浪漫的烛光晚餐
近义:romanticist, moving, sentimental, quixotical, fanciful, loving
反义:realistic
n. 中部,中间;腰部;中央;正中;
adj. 中部的;中央的;正中的;中间的;
vt. 把…放在中间;把…对折;
vi. 放在中间;对折;
"The area contains a disproportionate number of young middle-class families."
此地年轻的中产阶级家庭特别多。
近义:midpoint, midst, average, center, centre, waist
反义:stub, terminal, tip, butt, extreme, extremity
adj. 最差的;最严重的;最令人不满的;最糟的;
n. 最坏的事情;最严重的事;
adv. 最坏;最糟;最严重;
vt. 胜过,击败;
"It was possibly their worst performance ever."
这也许是他们迄今为止最糟糕的表现。
近义:master, overcome, overpower, pip, thrash, vanquish
反义:mint, optimal, optimum, preferable, superior, better
vt.& vi. 爱,热爱;爱戴;喜欢;赞美,称赞;
vt. 喜爱;喜好;喜欢;爱慕;
n. 爱情,爱意;疼爱;热爱;爱人,所爱之物;
💡 l是男性,o是女性,v是交叉- 爱
"Being in love must have addled your brain."
坠入爱河必已使你神魂颠倒。
近义:idolize, worship, cherish, adore, like, dig
反义:loathe, scorn, scunner, despise, detest, dislike