Despair gives courage to a coward.
人急造反,狗急跳墙。
英文谚语 3120 句(一)
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📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 绝望;使人绝望的人(或事物);
vi. 绝望;
💡 de去掉+spair=sper希望 → 绝望
"She uttered a cry of despair."
她发出了绝望的叫声。
近义:despond, hopelessness, desperateness, desperation, despondence, despondency
反义:illusion, aspiration, reliance, trust, trustfulness, fantasy
n. 胆小鬼,懦夫;
adj. 怯懦的,胆小的;
💡 cow吓唬,吓坏+ard不好的人 →胆怯者
"You coward! What are you afraid of?"
你这胆小鬼!你怕什么呢?
近义:quitter, slacker, pansy, wimp, chicken, pussy
反义:valiant, heroic, heroical, intrepid, lionhearted, manful
n. 勇气;胆量;魄力;肝胆;
💡 靠(c)我们的(our)年龄(age)鼓起 勇气
"courage in the face of adversity"
面对逆境的勇气
近义:heart, intrepidity, manhood, manliness, mettle, nerve
反义:intimidation, poltroonery, recreancy, spinelessness, timidity, unmanliness