He had a certain frankness and generosity, qualities indeed which turn to a man's ruin, unless tempered with discretion.
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n. 慷慨，大方;宽容或慷慨的行为;丰富;
💡 gener出生，产生+osity多的状态→多产生→慷慨
"It was a specimen of his generosity."
这是他慷慨大方的一个实例.
近义：humanitarianism, largeheartedness, largess, largesse, liberality, longanimity
反义：meanness, miserliness, moneygrubbing, niggardliness, avariciousness, possessiveness
n. 慎重;考虑周到;判断力，辨别力;自行决定的自由;
💡 dis分开，分离+cret搞清，区别+ion名词后缀→谨慎，小心
"I'll leave it up to you to use your discretion ."
我把这件事留给你自己斟酌决定。
近义：tact, tactfulness, finesse, measure, moderation, prudence
反义：indiscreetness, tactlessness, bluntness, crudeness
adj. 某一;必然的;已确定的;
pron. [动词用复数]某些;
"Federal courts have a certain cachet which state courts lack."
联邦法院有某种州法院所缺乏的特别的东西.
近义：some, inarguable, indisputable, indubitable, invariable, irrefragable
反义：neither, implausible, improbable, uncertain, unlikely, avoidable
n. 率直, 坦白
近义：homeliness, honesty, naivete, openheartedness, openness, outrightness
反义：imposture, insincerity, pharisaism, phariseeism, priggishness, prudery
adv. 的确，确实，实在;实际上，真正地;真的，真是;甚至;
💡 在行为（deed）事实里（in）即 确实
"The actual demands set out in the document are small beer indeed."
文件中陈述的实际要求确实是无关紧要的.
近义：assuredly, absolutely, really, verily, certainly, yea
反义：likely, maybe, perchance, perhaps, plausibly, possibly
vt.& vi. 使转动;旋转;使改变方向;使不适;
vt. 使变酸;使变换;使变为;
n. 翻转;（路线或方向的）改变;机会;
"The government did an about-turn over nuclear energy."
政府对核能的态度来了个180度的大转变。
近义：loop, slew, swerve, veer, wind, bend
反义：reerect, right, straighten, unfold, untwist