You can't learn too soon that the most useful thing about a principle is that it can always be sacrificed to expediency.

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useful ['jusfl] 词频1 词根: use
adj. 有用的,有益的,有帮助的;令人满意的;
💡 use用+ful可…的” →有用的
"The memory expansion cards are useful adjuncts to the computer."
内存扩充卡是计算机很有用的附件。
近义:helpful, assistive, available, profitable, purposive, serviceable 反义:idle, inane, ineffective, insignificant, lousy, needless
principle ['prɪnsəpl] 词频1 词根: prin
n. 原则,原理;准则,道义;道德标准;本能;
💡 prim, prin 表”首先的,领头的”
"They are agreed in principle but not in detail."
他们的看法在大体上是一致的,但是在细节上有所不同.
近义:law, axiom, rule, tenet, motive, point
learn [lɝn] 词频1
vt.& vi. 学习,学会;习得;得知;记住; vt. 记住;学习;得知;认识到; vi. 学习;获知;
💡 学习好才能挣钱(earn)
"Children must learn socially acceptable behaviour."
儿童必须学会社会上认可的行为举止。
近义:know, acquire, develop, find, realize 反义:forget
soon [sun] 词频1
adv. 立刻,马上;一会儿,不久;快;宁愿;
💡 速(谐音): 迅速
"The whole building was soon ablaze."
整栋大楼很快就熊熊燃烧起来。
近义:hereupon, apace, immediately, promptly, pronto, quickly 反义:langsyne, lately, whilom, yesterday, yesteryear, yore
thing [θiŋ] 词频1
n. 事件,形势;东西,事物;家伙;事业;
"She was the only thing that made life bearable."
只因有了她生活才可以过得下去。
近义:item, knickknack, article, object, tchotchke, thingamabob
expediency [[ik'spi:diənsi]]
n. 权宜, 方便, 私利
近义:apropriateness, propriety, readiness, briskness, convenience, advantage

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