11.普遍的(common)
commonplace
【例句】Yet on the most commonplace occasion I can never know your thoughts.
【翻译】然而即便在最普通的场合我也琢摸不透你的心思。
universal
【例句】Such problems are a universal feature of senior citizens.
【翻译】这类问题是老年人的通病。
pervasive
【例句】It is the most pervasive compound on earth.
【翻译】它是地球上最普遍的化合物.
12.唯一的(only)
solely
【例句】Success should not be measured solely by educational achievement.
【翻译】成功与否不应只用学业成绩来衡量。
unique
【例句】The examples are unique to this dictionary.
【翻译】这些例证是这部词典独有的。
merely
【例句】You are merely reciting facts that you have learned by rote.
【翻译】你只是在背诵自己死记硬背下来的东西。
13.贫穷的(poor)
needy
【例句】Needy and handicapped people depend on government relief for their support.
【翻译】穷人和残疾人依靠政府的救济维持生计。
impoverished
【例句】The rural people have been impoverished by a collapsing economy.
【翻译】经济崩溃使农村地区的人们一贫如洗。
in poverty
【例句】He was bred up in poverty.
【翻译】他是在贫苦的生活环境中长大的。
14.富裕的(rich)
wealthy
【例句】All of them came from wealthy, upper class families.
【翻译】他们全部来自富有的上流社会家庭。
well-heeled
【例句】Both families are reasonably well-heeled and comfortably-off.
【翻译】两家人都相当富有,都生活得很舒适。
well-to-do
【例句】She comes from a well-to-do family.
【翻译】她出身于一个小康之家。