Forming characters! Whose? Our own or others? Both. And in that momentous fact lies the peril and responsibility of our existence.
— Elihu Burritt  ·  Character

📚 名句词汇解析

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momentous [mo'mɛntəs] 词根: 移动
adj. 重大的;重要的;
💡 mom(move)+entous(形容词后缀)→极重要的
"I am deeply honoured to be invited to this momentous occasion."
能应邀出席如此重要的场合,我深感荣幸.
近义：imperative, important, key, landmark, major, material
peril ['pɛrəl] 词频2 词根: peri
n. 危险;冒险; vt. 置…于危险中;危及;
💡 peri, piri 表穿过,通过,尝试#词根助记：peri+il→尝试→冒险
"The country's economy is now in grave peril."
现在，这个国家的经济陷入了严重危机。
近义：hazard, jeopardy, parlousness, perilousness, risk, riskiness
responsibility [rɪ,spɑnsə'bɪləti] 词频2 词根: spond
n. 责任;职责;责任感，责任心;负责任;
💡 re 再、重复 + spons承诺 + ibility 抽象名词 → n. (U)责任,责任心; 职责,义务
"The court absolved him of all responsibility for the accident."
法院宣告他对该事故不负任何责任。
近义：obligation, obstriction, onus, commitment, duty, function 反义：flippancy, authorization, permission
existence [ɪɡ'zɪstəns] 词频2 词根: sist
n. 存在，实在;生活，生活方式;实体，存在物;
💡 ex出+ist站立+ence名词后缀 →存在，生存
"belief in the existence of a benevolent god"
对于仁慈的神之存在的笃信
近义：presence, life, being 反义：inexistence, absence
fact [fækt] 词频1 词根: 制作
n. 事实，实情;实际;真相，证据;犯罪行为;
"They sat bemoaning the fact that no one would give them a chance."
他们坐着埋怨别人不肯给他们一个机会。
近义：particular, reality, sooth, substantiality, truth, verity
others [['ʌðəz]]
pron. 其他人

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