今日单词 |
humidity |
n. （空气中的）湿度; 潮湿; 湿热; [物]湿度 |
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形近词
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humanity |
n. 人类; 人性; 人道; 人文学科; |
timidity |
n. 胆怯，羞怯; |
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humility |
n. 谦逊，谦恭; 谦让的行为; 谦虚谨慎; |
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cupidity |
n. 贪财，贪心; |
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stupidity |
n. 愚蠢; 愚行; 蠢事; 蠢话;
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近义词 |
moisture；damp；vapor |
humidity
英[hju:ˈmɪdəti] 美 [hjuˈmɪdɪti] CET6 | 考研 | IELTS | TOEFL | GRE
n. （空气中的）湿度; 潮湿，高温潮湿; 湿热; [物]湿度
词根:humid=wet潮湿+ity表名词→humidity潮湿
① (N-UNCOUNT) 潮湿
You say there is humidity when the air feels very heavy and damp.
● The heat and humidity were insufferable.
高温和潮湿让人难以忍受。
② (N-UNCOUNT) （空气）湿度
Humidity is the amount of water in the air.
● The humidity is relatively low.
湿度相对较低。
形近词：
1、humanity
英 [hju:ˈmænəti] 美 [hjuˈmænɪti] CET6 | 考研 | IELTS | TOEFL
n. 人类; 人性; 人道; 人文学科;
词根:human人类+ity名词后缀→humanity人性，人类
① (N-UNCOUNT) 人类;（总称）人
All the people in theworld can be referred to as humanity .
● They face charges of committing crimes against humanity.
他们被控犯有反人类罪。
● ...a young lawyer fullof illusions and love of humanity.
满脑子幻想并且博爱的年轻律师
② (N-UNCOUNT) 人性;人的属性
A person's humanity ist heir state of being a human being, rather than an animal or an object.
● ...a man who's almost lost his humanity in his bitter hatred of his rivals.
因痛恨竞争对手而几乎丧失人性的男子
③ (N-UNCOUNT) 人道;仁慈;博爱
Humanity is the quality of being kind, thoughtful, and sympathetic towards others.
● Her speech showed greatmaturity and humanity.
她的演讲思想高度成熟，并且洋溢着博爱精神。
④ (N-PLURAL) （历史、哲学、文学等）人文学科
The humanities are the subjects such as history, philosophy, and literature which are concerned withhuman ideas and behaviour.
● ...students majoring inthe humanities.
主修人文学科的学生
2、timidity
英 [tɪ'mɪdətɪ] 美[tɪˈmɪdətɪ] IELTS | TOEFL | GRE
n. 胆怯，羞怯;
词根：timid胆怯的+ity性质→timidity胆怯；胆小
① (ADJ-GRADED) 胆小的;害羞的;缺乏自信的
Timid people are shy,nervous, and have no courage or confidence in themselves.
● A timid child, Isabellahad learned obedience at an early age.
伊莎贝拉是一个羞怯的孩子，很小就学会了顺从。
② (ADJ-GRADED) 犹豫不决的;瞻前顾后的
If you describesomeone's attitudes or actions as timid, you are criticizing them for being toocautious or slow to act, because they are nervous about the possible consequences of their actions.
● The President's critics say he has been too timid in responding to changing internationaldevelopments...
批评总统的人认为他在应对风云变幻的国际局势时过于瞻前顾后。
● The newspaper called the plan timid and unimaginative.
该报称这一计划谨小慎微，毫无想象力。
3、humility
英 [hju:ˈmɪləti] 美 [hjuˈmɪlɪti] TOEFL | GRE
n. 谦逊，谦恭; 谦让的行为; 谦虚谨慎;
词根：hum土，地+ility状态→地的状态→谦让；低下
① (N-UNCOUNT) 谦逊;谦虚;谦恭
Someone who has humility is not proud and does not believe they are better than other people.
● ...a deep sense ofhumility...
极为谦虚
● For a long time he still thought like a millionaire but he has humility now.
在很长一段时间里，他仍以一个百万富翁的方式思维，但他现在变得谦恭了。
4、cupidity
英 [kju:ˈpɪdəti] 美[kjuˈpɪdɪti] GRE
n. 贪财，贪心;
词根：cupid（us）渴望+ity表具备某种性质→渴望更多→贪财，贪心
① (N-UNCOUNT) 贪心;贪婪
Cupidity is a greedy desire for money and possessions.
● His eyes gave him away,shining with cupidity.
他的眼里闪着贪婪的光芒，使他暴露无遗。
5、stupidity
英 [stju:ˈpɪdəti] 美[stuˈpɪdəti]
n. 愚蠢;愚行; 蠢事; 蠢话;
词根：stup笨，麻木+id形容词，“如…的”→stupid笨的+ity表具备某种性质→stupidity愚蠢
① (ADJ-GRADED) 糊涂的;头脑迟钝的;愚蠢的
If you say that someone or something is stupid, you mean that they show a lack of good judgment orintelligence and they are not at all sensible.
● I'll never do anythingso stupid again...
我再也不会做这种傻事了。
● I made a stupidmistake...
我犯了个愚蠢的错误。
② (ADJ-GRADED) 讨厌的;恼人的;无足轻重的
You say that something is stupid to indicate that you do not like it or care about it, or that it annoys you.
● I wouldn't call it art.It's just stupid and tasteless...
我不认为这是艺术。它简直无聊透顶，毫无品位。
● Friendship is much more important to me than a stupid old ring!
友谊对我来说可比一个破戒指重要得多！