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Alacrity N Dissipate Apathetic Prompt Accepted Offer ə'Lækriti

单词 alacrity
音标 [ə'lækriti]
解释 n.乐意,欣然;敏捷,活泼
红宝书 【英】 n. 爽快, 乐意(prompt and eager readiness)
【考】 husbandry : dissipate / alacrity : procrastinate(节俭防止浪费/敏捷 防止延迟)alacrity : apathetic / temerity : timid(反义: 活泼对冷漠/鲁莽对胆 小)alacrity : prompt / acumen : shrewd(敏捷的[人]敏捷/聪 明的[人]聪明)反义词:hesitance and reluctance (犹豫且不情愿);
【例】 He accepted her offer with alacrity.
字源 alacrity (n.)
mid-15c., from Latin alacritatem (nominative alacritas) "liveliness, ardor, eagerness," from alacer (genitive alacris) "cheerful, brisk, lively;" of uncertain origin, perhaps cognate with Gothic aljan "zeal," Old English ellen "courage, zeal, strength," Old High German ellian.
不择手段背单词 n. 欣然同意的敏捷之状(特别愿意做事, 而且做起来特别敏捷) = dispatch = expedition = promptitude
【例】He accepted my offer with alacrity 他爽快的接受了我的提议.
【记】alac读: I like. 有乐意的感觉. 在ala或ALA下面画一个嘴, 感受一下.
【类】husbandry: dissipate = alacrity: procrastinate节敛防止浪费 = 敏捷防止延迟alacrity: apathetic = temerity: timid活泼不会无动于衷 = 鲁莽不会胆小alacrity: prompt = acumen: shrewd敏捷的[人]敏捷 = 聪明的[人]聪明
【反】hesitance and reluctance(犹豫且不情愿); dilatoriness(n 拖延); recalcitrance(n 反抗; 顽抗); sluggish(adj 行动迟缓的);
趣味全助记 【记】a不 + la 法语的冠词 + cry 哭,不哭→高兴;音:阿拉快→阿拉上海宁爽快

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