We shall never have friends if we expect to find them without fault.
指望朋友无缺点,永远休想交朋友。
英文谚语 3120 句(二)
第 290 部分
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
expect
[ɪk'spɛkt]
词频1
词根: spec
vt. 期望;预料;要求;认为(某事)会发生;
vi. 预期;期待;怀胎;怀孕;
💡 ex出+pect=spect看→看出去→期待
"We expect writers to produce more and better works."
我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品.
近义:wait, await, previse, bide, hope, contemplate
fault
[fɔlt]
词频1
词根: fals
n. 缺点,缺陷;过错,责任;[电]故障;(猎狗的)失去嗅迹;
vt. 挑剔,找…的缺点;批评;做错,在…中出错;[地质学]产生断层;
vi. 找错误,挑剔;[地质学]变动从而产生断层;
💡 fault=fal错 → 过失,缺点
"A wilful fault has no excuse and deserves no pardon."
不能宽恕故意犯下的错误.
近义:rift, shift, break, fracture, faulting, recuse
反义:indulgence, pardon, purge, remit, resolve, spare
v. 发现;找到;查明;发觉;
n. 发现物;被发现的人;
💡 翻的(谐音): 找东西是要“翻的
"We searched in all quarters but still couldn't find it."
我们到处寻找,但仍没能找到.
近义:learn, realize, locate, perceive, sense, spot
反义:ignore, neglect, overleap, overlook, overrule, pass