Glory built on selfish principles is shame and guilt.
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adj. 自私的,利己的;
💡 self自己的 + ish 形容词后缀→ 自私的,利己的
"They painted him to be indecisive, negative, and selfish."
他被描绘成一个优柔寡断 、 消极又自私的人.
近义:opportunist, calculating, egocentric, egoistic, egoistical, egomaniacal
反义:liberal, loose, nobleminded, openhanded, selfless, ungrudging
n. 光荣,荣誉;壮观,壮丽;(对上帝的)赞颂;非常美的事物;
vi. 得意,自豪;骄傲;
💡 鸡(g)以拥有10个(lo)树苗(ry)为 荣誉
"The cathedral is the crowning glory of the city."
大教堂是这座城市至高无上的骄傲。
近义:exult, exultation, heaven
n. 羞愧;羞辱;可耻的人;羞愧感;
vt. 使蒙羞;玷辱;使感到羞愧;使相形见绌;
💡 做过傻(sha)事的我(me),心里深感 羞愧
"His face burned with shame."
他的脸因羞愧而发烫。
近义:humble, humiliate, mortify, pillory, taunt, twit
反义:elate, impertinence, impudence, impudency, impudicity, insolence
n. 有罪,犯罪行为,罪恶;[法律] 轻罪,过失;内疚,知罪;自责;
💡 请注意“内疚”一意(a feeling of guilt)
"He had a chance to confess and expiate his guilt."
他有认错和赎罪的机会。
近义:blame, culpability, guiltiness, criminality
反义:innocence, guiltlessness
n. 原则, 原理, 道义, 节操
近义:morals, ethos, laws
反义:licentiousness, permissiveness, unscrupulousness, excess, amorality