Adversity
[ əd'vɝsəti ]
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n. 逆境;不幸;灾难;
💡 词根助记
ad一再+vers转+ity名词后缀→逆境，不幸，苦难
📝 例句
We appreciate fellowship in prosperity and adversity.
我们赞赏甘苦与共的精神。
A good friend will not desert one in time of adversity.
好朋友不会在人遭到厄运时弃之不顾。
They will be able to overcome adversity without ever losing their optimism.
他们都能克服困难而从不丧失其乐观主义。
Our hopes will not falter in adversity.
我们的信心在逆境中也不会动
A brave man smiles in the face of adversity.
勇敢者面对逆境微笑。
🌱 联想助记
【记】ad-前缀“朝向”,vers词根“移转”,ity-名缀:转来坏运气→灾难
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-rot-表示“转动”
📖 牛津释义
adversity
n
1 [U] unfavourable conditions; trouble 逆境; 不幸; 厄运
remain cheerful in adversity 处於逆境而仍乐观
face adversity with courage 有勇气面对厄运.
2 [C] unfortunate event or circumstances 不幸的事件或遭遇; 祸事; 苦难
She overcame many adversities. 她饱经祸患而百折不挠.
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Three scoops of chocolate ice cream for Tim coming up.
给Tim的三勺巧克力冰淇淋马上送来。
Don't work your employees to death.
别把你的雇员都累死。
But can we blame those who looked and failed to see what Galileo saw, if we remember that to use a telescope at the limit of its powers calls for long experience and intimate familiarity with one's instrument?
但是，如果我们想到，便用一架倍数有限的望远镜需要长期的经验和对自己仪器的熟悉程度，那么我们怎么能去责备观察了天空但没有看到伽利略所看到的东西的那些人呢？