I do not believe the expenditure of $2.50 for a book entitles the purchaser to the personal friendship of the author.

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expenditure [ɪk'spɛndɪtʃɚ] 词频3 词根: pend
n. 花费,支出;费用,经费;(尤指金钱的)支出额;(精力、时间、材料等的)耗费;
💡 ex出+pendi=pend花费+ture表名词→支出,开销
"A change in the money supply brings a corresponding change in expenditure."
货币供应量的改变随即引起支出的相应改变。
近义:outgo, outlay, spending, cost, debit, defrayal 反义:admittance, entry
personal ['pɝsənl] 词频1 词根: 声音
adj. 个人的,私人的;身体的;亲自的;人身攻击的; n. (报刊上的)人事栏,分类人事广告版;人称代名词;关于个人的简讯;
💡 person人+al...的 →个人的
"Her sole aim is personal aggrandizement."
她唯一的目的就是扩大个人权势。
近义:private, privy, cozy, cosy, cosey, cozie 反义:open, overt, patent, communal, cold, glassy
friendship ['frɛndʃɪp] 词频1 词根: friend
n. 友情,友谊;友善的关系;友善,好意;
💡 friend朋友+ship名词后缀 →友谊
"He made a profession of friendship to his classmate Mary."
他向他的同学玛丽表白了他的友情.
近义:togetherness, unity, bonhomie, fraternizing, camaraderie, comradeliness 反义:antipathy, hostility, loathing, malice, opposition, aversion
author ['ɔθɚ] 词频1 词根: 增加
n. 著作家;作者;创造者;发起人; vt. 创作出版;
💡 aug, auc, auth 增加,增长#词根助记:auth 增加 + -or 人 -> 促进,发起,创造 -> 创作 -> 作家,著者
"After the play they called for the author to show himself."
剧终之后他们请求编剧和大家见面.
近义:issue, publish, artificer, maker, originator, builder
believe [bɪ'liv] 词频1
v. 信任;料想;笃信宗教; vt. 相信;以为,认为;对…信以为真;信任;
💡 相信是(be)梨(li)前夜(eve)变的 网友:accountant accountant 补充: belife---believe ife---ieve
"I don't believe you!"
我不相信你的话!
近义:hold, opine, reckon, contend, adjudge, suppose 反义:question, disbelieve, misbelieve, challenge, confute, discredit
book [bʊk] 词频1
n. 书;卷;课本;账簿; vt.& vi. 预订; vt. 登记;(向旅馆、饭店、戏院等)预约;立案(控告某人);订立演出契约; adj. 书的;账簿上的;得之(或来自)书本的;按照(或依据)书本的;
💡 簿(谐音): 书
"She seemed totally absorbed in her book."
她好像完全被这本书迷住了。
近义:prebook, preorder, reserve, textbook, tome, volume

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