Custom without reason is but ancient error.
习俗没有道理，古代谬误而已。
英文谚语 3120 句（一）
第 62 部分
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adj. 古代的，已往的;古老的，过时的;年老的;老式的;
n. 古代人;古文明国的国民;<古>高龄老人;<古>旗手;
💡 anci古老+ent....的 → 古代的
"extant remains of the ancient wall"
尚存的古城墙遗迹
近义：senior, elder, antiquated, antique, indigenous, archaic
反义：hot, imaginative, innovative, latest, modern, novel
n. 错误，过失;[法]误审，违法;[数]误差;
💡 err漫游，犯错误+or表名词，物 → 错误
"The Kenyan athlete made a tactical error in starting too fast."
肯尼亚运动员犯了战术错误,起步时跑得太快.
近义：inaccuracy, lapse, miscalculation, misinformation, mistake, mistaking
反义：arrival, success, triumph, victory, achievement
n. 习惯，惯例;海关，关税;经常光顾;[总称]（经常性的）顾客;
adj. （衣服等）定做的，定制的;
"This custom has been carried down from the 18 th century."
这一习俗从18世纪一直传到现在.
近义：practice, prevalence, style, stylishness, tradition, usage
反义：naturalness, sincerity, spontaneousness, unaffectedness, made, precast
n. 理由;原因;理性;理智;
vt.& vi. 推理，思考;争辩;辩论;向…解释;
💡 再（re）生一个（a）儿子(son)， 理由是第一个儿子夭折了
"The reason for the flood was that heavy rain."
水灾是那场大雨造成的.
近义：ratiocinate, think, conclude, deduce, deduct, motivation
反义：idiocy, applesauce, imbecility, inaccuracy, inanity, mistake