There is an art of which every man should be a master the art of reflection. If you are not a thinking man, to what purpose are you a man at all?
📚 名句词汇解析
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n. 反映;（关于某课题的）思考;（声、光、热等的）反射;映像;
💡 re反+flect弯曲+ion名词后缀 → 反射；思考
"He admired his reflection in the mirror."
他欣赏着自己在镜中的影像。
近义：meditation, pondering, reflexion, rumination, study, thought
反义：mindlessness, rashness, recklessness, silliness, foolishness
n. 意志;目的;作用;（进行中的）行动;
vt. 有意;打算;企图（做）;决意（做）;
💡 pur始终+pose放→始终放的东西→目的，意图
"We spoke to little purpose — his mind was clearly made up already."
我们说的话几乎不起作用,他显然已下定决心了.
近义：intend, consider, appoint, ascribe, denote, designate
n. 硕士;主人（尤指男性）;大师;男教师;
vt. 精通，熟练;作为主人，做…的主人;征服;使干燥（染过的物品）;
adj. 主要的;主人的;精通的，优秀的;原版的;
"The short story is a difficult art form to master."
短篇小说是一种很难掌握的艺术形式。
近义：tame, teach, train, break, domesticate, domesticize
反义：helper, houseboy, lackey, lacquey, maid, manservant
n. 思考;想法，思想;意见;见解;
adj. 有思想的;有理性的;
v. “think”的现在分词;
"She's thinking about a career in banking."
她正在考虑从事银行业。
近义：approach, judgement, judgment, notion, opinion, sentiment