3. Words for Expressing Emotions Nostalgia: This word encapsulates a sense of longing for the past, a bittersweet feeling of yearning for days gone by. Euphoria: Imagine feeling incredibly happy and joyful – that's euphoria! It's a state of intense happiness and excitement...
; it denotes the presence, usually ample, of a certain quality, as in tiresome and cumbersome and quite a lot of others. So fecksome is a perfectly fine antonym for feckless. But English speakers have not put this word into effect – no one uses it (at least not yet). Feckful, on...
Rhetoric: denial of one's intention to speak of a subject that is at the same time named or insinuated, as “I shall not mention Caesar's avarice, nor his cunning, nor his morality.” In theology: knowledge, understanding, or description of God through negative statements about qualities ...
pious:a.having or showing a deep respect for God and religion e.g.pious acts/utterances Mrs. Smith was a very pious woman who attended church services regularly. Antonym:impious, profane, undutiful prolong:v.make sth. last longer e.g.prolong a visit prolong one’s stay in London All the...
The Simpsons has used and coined many neologisms for humorous effect, many of which are only used once. The most famous example is Homer Simpson's signature annoyed grunt, "D'oh!". Few of the following made-up words would qualify as neologisms from a str
Words&Phrases2)(the~)theinnerpartofacountryorregionthatisfurthestawayfromitsbordersorcoasts内地;腹地;内陆e.g.ThepeopleoftheAfricaninteriorbegantooffergoldinexchangeforthegoodstheyneededfromabroad.从此后非洲内地的各族人民开始用黄金交换他们所需要的外国货物。Antonym:exteriorn. Words&Phrasesjugn. [C](BrE)a...
Thanks a lot Drag0nspeaker for your detailed coverage of the topic. Believe me I am well aware of everything you said, keep in mind that my dynamism is surely out of mainstream standards, what I say, 'standards' - ha that is almost an antonym for me to 'dynamism'. I am not afraid...
1. There is no doubt of his competence for the task. 毋庸置疑,他有能力完成这项任务。 2. We’d like to keep our core competence in-house. 我们想把自己的核心竞争力保留在公司内部。 Word family: competent a. e.g. He is a highly competent teacher. 他是一个非常有能力的教师。 Antonym: ...
Nothing in life is more exciting and rewarding than the sudden flash of insight that leaves you a changed person--not only changed, but changed for the better. (l.1-2) • -- The quick and sudden understanding that causes you to be a changed person is more interesting and satisfying ...
Léichuí 纍垂first appeared as part of idiomatic phrases in Chán material, lit. meaning ‘(the nostrils are) hanging down’. Its original meaning is difficult to reconstruct but seems to be ‘to drop’, also based on the co-appearance with the antonym liáo(tiān) 撩(天) (‘raise up’...