Chess is a foolish expedient for making idle people believe they are doing something very clever when they are only wasting their time.
📚 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. 愚蠢的;鲁莽的;荒谬的，可笑的;混;
💡 fool笨蛋+ish表形容词，“像…一样，有的…” →愚蠢的
"She's just a vain, foolish woman."
她不过是个愚蠢自负的女人。
近义：idiot, idiotic, ignorant, inane, asinine, moronic
反义：ingenious, intelligent, inventive, argute, knowing, astute
adj. 应急有效的，权宜之计的;方便的，便利的，有利的;
n. 应急办法，权宜之计;
💡 ex出+ped脚+ient形容词后缀→能用脚跨出去的→方便的
"The government found it expedient to relax censorship a little."
政府发现略微放宽审查是可取的.
近义：undeterred, unfettered, unhindered, clear, method, resource
n. 人，人类;居民;人民;种族;
vt. 居住于，布满;使住满人，在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义：populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反义：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
making
['mekɪŋ]
n. 制造;产生的过程;成功改进的手段;原料，材料;
v. “make”的现在分词;
"The old lady engaged herself in making clothes for her children."
这位老太太忙着为孩子们做衣服.
近义：manufacture, preparation, workmanship, confection, construct, construction
adj. 无意义的;空闲的;懒惰的;无根据的;
vi. 虚度;空转;挂空挡;未熄火;
vt. 虚度;使空转;
n. （尤指暂时地）关闭工厂，使（工人）闲着;
💡 爱抖（谐音）： 无事可做，就爱发抖 懒惰的偶像(idol音同） a young idle ,an old beggar 网友：yqy 补充：“挨dou(到，文言
"Mike doesn't study at all. Instead, he sits idle all day."
迈克根本不肯读书, 相反地, 他终日游手好闲.
近义：laze, loaf, loiter, lounge, procrastinate, ramble
反义：hurry, labor, overwork, strain, strive, struggle
v. 信任;料想;笃信宗教;
vt. 相信;以为，认为;对…信以为真;信任;
💡 相信是（be）梨（li）前夜（eve）变的 网友：accountant accountant 补充： belife---believe ife---ieve
"I don't believe you!"
我不相信你的话！
近义：hold, opine, reckon, contend, adjudge, suppose
反义：question, disbelieve, misbelieve, challenge, confute, discredit