pretend:抛竿之前,心里就已经钓过鱼了
T表牛身上的标记,引申指记号、标记。倾向,就是在做出某种行为前就已经有了目标(标记)。
例句:
As any steampunk world is part of a fictional universe, some artists tend to takethe aesthetic into a more abstract direction.
由于蒸汽朋克世界都存在于想象中的宇宙里,有的艺术家把这种美学引向了更抽象的方向。
-ence是名词后缀。
例句:
ResultThe numbers of Syphilis and AIDS showed a tendence of increasing yearafter year.
结果梅毒和艾滋病均有逐年上升的趋势。
at-是ad-的变体,表朝向(=to),这里指有了明确的、外显的倾向,即参加、专心。
例句:
The energy of a great star, and their decision to attend or not is often a percentage of the evening with the defeat.
明星的能量很大,他们的出席与否往往决定了一台晚会的成与败。
at-是ad-变体,表朝向(=to),-ion名词后缀,词根tent=tend。注意,词根tent的尾字母的变化决定于连接的后缀,主要受发音是否顺畅的影响。
例句:
Guess I won't have to expend all that extra energy paying attention to at leasthalf of those who visit my office.
这样一来,至少有一半造访我办公室的人不需要我费心接待了。
in-是en-的变体,表方向(=forward),这里指有明确指向性的行动。
例句:
That you intend to leave the United Kingdom at the end of your proposed visit.
你在提议的观光期后会离开英国。
pre-表“前=before”,这里指在行动之前就有了倾向,即假装、装作、模拟。
例句:
So they have to pretend he's still ill and just as disagreeable as he used to be! '
所以他们假装他还病着,而且还像从前一样不讨人喜欢!