One cause, which is not always observed, of the insufficiency of riches, is that they very seldom make their owner rich.
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n. 物主,所有人;
💡 own(拥有)+er(表示人的名词后缀)→所有者
"The painting has been returned to its rightful owner ."
这幅画已归还给合法所有权人。
近义:landholder, master, possessor, proprietor, user, landlord
n. 原因;动机;理由;事业;
vt. 成为…的原因;导致;引起;使遭受;
💡 不是(be)因为(because) 引起的
"The martyr laid down his life for the cause of national independence."
这位烈士是为了民族独立的事业而献身的.
近义:induce, inspire, instigate, instill, make, occasion
反义:hinder, obstruct, oppose, avert, preclude, prevent
adv. 很少,罕见;难得;不大;
"He had seldom seen a child with so much talent."
有如此天赋的孩子他以往没见过几个。
近义:infrequently, rarely
反义:manyfold, oft, often, oftentimes, repeatedly, usually
adj. 富有的;肥沃的;丰富多彩的;油腻的;
"After a while, the rich sauce begins to cloy."
过了一会儿,浓味沙司开始显得油腻了。
近义:loaded, moneyed, monied, opulent, abundant, propertied
反义:impecunious, indigent, landless, meager, miserly, needy
n. 不充分, 不足, 不适当\\n[医] 机能不全, 闭锁不全, 关闭不全
近义:inadequacy, inefficiency, lack, scarcity, shortage, shortfall
反义:sufficiency, adequateness, adjusting, adjustment, fitting
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"Someone has described science as an orderly arrangement of what, at the moment, seems to be facts."
"One of the weaknesses of our age is our apparent inability to distinguish our need from our greed."