An author is a fool who, not content with boring those he lives with, insists on boring future generations.
— Charles de Montesquieu  ·  Writing

📚 名句词汇解析

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author ['ɔθɚ] 词频1 词根: 增加
n. 著作家;作者;创造者;发起人; vt. 创作出版;
💡 aug, auc, auth 增加,增长#词根助记：auth 增加 + -or 人 -> 促进,发起,创造 -> 创作 -> 作家,著者
"After the play they called for the author to show himself."
剧终之后他们请求编剧和大家见面.
近义：issue, publish, artificer, maker, originator, builder
content ['kɑntɛnt] 词频1 词根: con
n. 内容;（书等的）目录;满足;容量;
💡 con全部+tent握住→全部拿住→内容，容量；满足的
"He seemed more content, less bitter."
他看起来比较满意，不那么失望。
近义：volume, contents, pleased, satisfied, chuffed, contented 反义：pain, roil, undeceive, vex, disillusionize, disillusionise
boring ['bɔrɪŋ] 词根: /bə/
adj. 无聊的，无趣的;令人厌烦的;单调的，乏味的; n. 钻孔;钻屑; v. 令人厌烦(bore的现在分词);
💡 bor无聊 + ing 名词后缀，表状态 → 令人厌烦的,乏味的,无聊的
"She had to entertain some boring local bigwigs."
她不得不款待当地一些无聊的大人物。
近义：perforating, perforation, piercing, punching, drilling, humdrum 反义：important, absorbing
future ['fjʊtʃɚ] 词频1
adj. 将来的，未来的;[语法学]将来时的; n. 前途;[美国俚语]未婚妻;期货;
💡 futur- 【拉丁传入法语】表示将来的某种状态
"We all work hard in the interests of our future."
我们都为我们自己的将来而努力工作.
近义：next, oncoming, unborn, coming, forthcoming 反义：prior
fool [fu:l] 词频1
n. 愚人，傻瓜;受骗者;有癖好的人;受愚弄的人; vt. 愚弄，欺骗;浪费，虚度;闹笑话;游手好闲; vi. 开玩笑;欺骗;戏弄; adj. 愚蠢的;傻的;
"Don't be such a bloody fool."
别像个大傻瓜似的。
近义：hoax, hoodwink, humbug, inveigle, outmaneuver, bamboozle
lives [[laivz]]
life的复数

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