今日单词 |
property |
n. 财产; 房地产; 特性; 属性; |
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形近词
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proper |
adj. 适当的，相当的，正当的， adv. 〈方〉适当地，好好地， |
poverty |
n. 贫穷; 缺乏，不足; 贫瘠，不毛; 低劣; |
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prosperity |
n. 繁荣; 兴旺，昌盛; 成功; |
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propensity |
n. 倾向，习性，癖好，偏爱; |
property
英 [ˈprɒpəti] 美 [ˈprɑpərti]
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n. 财产; 房地产; 特性; 属性;
词根:properly拥有+ty名词后缀→个人拥有的→property房产
① (N-UNCOUNT) 财产；资产；所有物
Someone's property is all the things that belong to them or something that belongs to them.
● Richard could easil ydestroy her personal property to punish her for walking out on him...
理查德能轻易毁掉她的私人财产来惩罚她对他的背叛。
② (N-VAR) 房地产
A property is a building and the land belonging to it.
● Cecil inherited afamily property near Stamford...
塞西尔继承了斯坦福德附近的一处家族房产。
③ (N-COUNT) 特性；性质；性能；属性
The properties of asubstance or object are the ways in which it behaves in particular conditions.
● A radio signal has bothelectrical and magnetic properties.
无线电信号具有电、磁双重属性。
形近词：
1、proper
英 [ˈprɒpə(r)] 美 [ˈprɑpə(r)]
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adj. 适当的，相当的，正当的，
adv. 〈方〉适当地，好好地，
① (ADJ) 适宜的；合适的；适当的；恰当的
You use proper to describe things that you consider to be real and satisfactory rather than inadequate in some way.
● Two out of five peoplelack a proper job...
每五人中有两人没有正当的工作。
② (ADJ) 正确的；准确的；最合适的
The proper thing is the one that is correct or most suitable.
● The Supreme Court willensure that the proper procedures have been followed...
最高法院将确保程序的履行合乎规范
③ (ADJ-GRADED) 得体的；合乎体统的；正派的
If you say that a way of behaving is proper, you mean that it is considered socially acceptable andright.
● In those days it was not thought entirely proper for a woman to be on the stage...
那个时候，女性登台表演被认为不太得体。
2、property
英 [ˈpɒvəti] 美[ˈpɑvərti]
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n. 贫穷;缺乏，不足; 贫瘠，不毛; 低劣;
① (N-UNCOUNT) 贫穷；贫困
Poverty is the state of being extremely poor.
● According to World Bank figures, 41 per cent of Brazilians live in absolute poverty...
根据世界银行的统计数字，41%的巴西人生活在赤贫中。
② (N-SING) 贫乏；短缺；低劣
You can use poverty to refer to any situation in which there is not enough of something or its qualityis poor.
● Britain has sufferedfrom a poverty of ambition.
英国一直缺乏远大理想。
3、prosperity
英 [prɒˈsperəti] 美[prɑˈsperəti]
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n. 繁荣;兴旺，昌盛;成功;
词根:prosper繁荣+ity表名词→prosperity繁荣昌盛
①(N-UNCOUNT) 繁荣；兴旺；富足
Prosperity is a condition in which a person or community is doing well financially.
●...a new era of peace and prosperity.
和平繁荣的新时代
4、propensity
英 [prəˈpensəti] 美[prəˈpɛnsɪti]
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n. 倾向，习性，癖好，偏爱;
词根:pro前+pens称重量+ity名词后缀→重量偏向一边→倾向
① (N-COUNT) （性格上的）倾向；习性
A propensity to do something or a propensity for something is a natural tendency that you have to behave in aparticular way.
● Mr Bint has apropensity to put off decisions to the last minute...
宾特先生习惯拖到最后时刻才作决定。
正能量语录：
You
don't know how fast time goes by until you get there.
你想不到时间过得有多快，等你明白过来已经晚了。