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Paraphrase

分析词义

"Spare" 是一个多义词，既可以做动词，又可以做形容词。

作为动词，"spare" 的意思主要有：“抽出，腾出（时间或者jinqian）”，“饶恕，宽恕”，以及“节约，吝啬”。

形容词 "spare" 一般有两个主要含义：一个是"额外的，备用的"，另一个是 "瘦的，简陋的"。

列举例句

  • Could you spare me a moment? (你能抽出一点时间吗？)
  • I always keep a spare key under the mat. (我总是把备用钥匙放在垫子下面。)
  • He was a spare figure in the room, hardly taking up any space at all. (他在房间里瘦瘦的，几乎都不占地方。)

    • 词根分析

    "Spare" 来自于老英语（Old English）的词 "sparian", 这个词在德语种族的语言中非常常见，意思就是 "to spare, to show mercy".

    词缀分析

    没有词缀。

    发展历史和文化背景

    "Spare" 是一个老字，已有数百年历史。

    单词变形

    作为动词，过去式和过去分词都为 "spared"。

    记忆辅助

  • 将 "spare" 看作 "spar" (拼音比赛) 变形，可以形象的想象拼音比赛需要"抽出时间"参加，或者输给对方后，对方“饶恕”你。
  • "备用"的物品你总是"剩余"或者"额外"有的，因此可以将 "spare" 联想到 "spare parts" (备用部件)
  • 对于"瘦的"意思，可以把"spar"和"thin"联想在一起，想象一个"瘦小的"拳击手

    • 小故事

    Tom, a thin man, decided to spare some time to find his lost spare key. He finally found it under the mat. He felt content, for he was mercifully spared of further trouble.(瘦弱的汤姆决定抽出一些时间来找他丢失的备用钥匙。他最后在垫子下找到了钥匙。他感到很满足，因为他被宽恕了，免去了进一步的麻烦。)

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