词汇串烧14：despair 绝望从何而来 -- sper 家族 (09:17)

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词根  sper = hope

prosper v. 兴旺发达，蓬勃发展

【pro 往前 + sper 希望 à前方看到希望 à兴旺发达，蓬勃发展】

We firmly believe that China will prosper in the 21^st century

    As the number of internet users expands, internet companies continue to

prosper.

Prosperous adj. 繁荣的，兴旺的; 富裕的

desperate adj. 绝望  【de 去掉+ sper 希望 +ate 】

The mother was deperate when she couldn’t find her kid.

He is desperate for marriage / to get married. 他极其渴望婚姻

注意： desperate 还表示极其渴望的

        Despair n. [dɪˈsper] 绝望 

                        Life begins on the other side of despair.

                        Courage is not the absence of despair.

It is, rather, the capacity to move ahead in spite of despair.

   desperado n. 亡命徒  [ˌdespəˈrɑdoʊ]  [没有希望，无所顾忌的人,干坏事的人]

A desperado is someone who does illegal, violent things without worrying about the danger.