The more things a man is ashamed of the more respectable he is.
一个人引以为耻的事情越多,就越可尊敬。
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ashamed [ə'ʃemd] 词频2 词根: a
adj. 惭愧的,羞耻的,害臊的;难为情;
💡 a加强意义+sham羞耻+ed...的→羞耻的
"She was deeply ashamed of her behaviour at the party."
她对自己在聚会上的行为深感羞愧。
近义:humiliated, mortified, shamed, shamefaced, timid, blushing 反义:hotheaded, impassioned, proudhearted, brave, elated, exalted
respectable [rɪ'spɛktəbl] 词频3 词根: re
adj. 可敬的;品行端正的;可观的,相当大的;体面的;
💡 spec Spect, spic= look, see,表示”看”#词根助记:respect+able
"The former wild man of rock has reinvented himself as a respectable family man."
过去的那位摇滚狂人已经改变形象,成了一位体面的爱家的男人。
近义:honorable, honourable, presentable, venerable, worthy, decent 反义:horrible, ignoble, low, lowly, mean, nasty
things
n. 所有物, 财产, 用具, 用品, 局面, 形势, 情况\\n[法] 物
近义:oddments, stuff, doings, articles, etceteras

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