We should often be ashamed of our finest actions if the world understood our motives.
📚 名句词汇解析
从本句名言中提取的重要词汇,帮助你深度理解这句话
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
adv. 常常;经常;时常;再三;
💡 十(ten)有八九的(of), 经常的
"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."
人们常常认为睡眠在某种意义上来说类似死亡。
近义:manyfold, oft, oftentimes, repeatedly, usually, offtimes
反义:infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes
n. 世界;地球;领域;尘世;
💡 一句(l)话(word)讲出 世界的本质
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一个突然变得陌生而危险的世界里,他是她唯一的守护神。
近义:humanity, civilisation, civilization, orb, earth, globe
understand的过去式和过去分词
近义:implicit, implied, included, assumed, tacit, unexpressed
反义:apparent, irrefutable, manifest, obvious, ostensible, ostensive
📜 Francois de La Rochefoucauld 的更多名言
"We are more interested in making others believe we are happy than in trying to be happy ourselves."