he submits himself to a more ruthless discipline than any critic dreamed of,
就应按任何评论家想像不到的无情规范约束自己去写作；
新概念英语第四册
Lesson 39 What every writer wants
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adj. 无情的，冷酷的;残忍的;狠;辣;
💡 ruth怜悯，悲哀+less形容词后缀，无…，不… → 无情的，残忍的
"The way she behaved towards him was utterly ruthless."
她对待他真是无情至极。
近义：heartless, implacable, incompassionate, inflexible, inhuman, inhumane
反义：lenient, merciful, pitying, selfless, softhearted, sympathetic
vt. 训练;使有纪律;处罚;使有条理;
n. 训练;纪律;学科;符合行为准则的行为（或举止）;
💡 discipl=disciple门徒，学徒+ine表名词，人或物 → 门徒必须听说 → 纪律
"She needs the discipline of having to write an essay every week."
她需要进行每周写一篇文章的训练.
近义：penalise, penalize, punish, sanction, chastise, illustrate
反义：pander, pimp, miseducate, overindulge, pamper, pet
n. 批评家;评论员;批评者;挑剔的人;
💡 crit批评+ic人 →批评家
"The critic's review of the play was just a paragraph of bile."
那位批评家对这部戏剧的评论不过是在发泄怒气。
近义：judge, reviewer, commentator, hypercritic, aristarch, momus
反义：slimy, sycophant, truckler, bootlicker, brownnose, brownnoser
pron. （反身代词）他自己;（用以加强语气）他亲自，他本人;
"Yielding himself to his feelings of worthlessness, he tried to kill himself."
他总是觉得自己一无是处, 便企图自杀.
近义：herself, him, itself, oneself, themselves, yourself