meager adj. 贫乏的;削瘦的
[记]分拆联想:m+eager光靠热心解决不了贫乏
[例]The powers and satisfactions of primeval people, though few and meager, were commensurate with their few and simple desires.
mediocre adj. 平庸的,平凡的
[记]词根记忆:medio+cre中间状态平庸的
mediocrity n. 平庸,碌碌无为
[例]Grateful as we are for these splendid books, they remain isolated examples of excellence in a literature of mediocrity.
melancholy adj. 忧郁的;令人悲伤的
[记]词根记忆:melan+chol+y胆汁发黑忧郁的
menial adj. 仆人的,卑微的;n. 家仆
[例]Although Ms. Brown found some of her duties to be menial, her supervision of forty workers was a considerable responsibility.
[同]subservient, obsequious, servile, slavish
mercenary adj. 唯利是图的;n. 雇佣兵
[记]词根记忆:mercen+ary只为了工钱的唯利是图的
meretricious adj. 华而不实的,俗艳的
[记]来自meretrix
meritorious adj. 值得赞赏的
[记]merit+orious长处很多值得赞赏的
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