Every author, however modest, keeps a most outrageous vanity chained like a madman in the padded cell of his breast.
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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
adv. 不管到什么程度;无论如何;然而;可是;
conj. 不管怎样;
💡 how + ev =age （年龄，时代） + er [名词后缀],表示人,行为的主动者，做某事的人 → ad.然而；不管怎样
"But I am very much believable, however, you'll get him to come."
我相信你不管怎样都能把他请来.
近义：instead, nevertheless, nonetheless, notwithstanding, rather, regardless
adj. 谦虚的，谦逊的;适度的，适中的;端庄的;羞怯的;
💡 mode方式，模式，风度+st→做事有风度→礼貌的
"He charged a relatively modest fee."
他收取的费用不算高。
近义：humble, low, lowly, meek, mild, moderate
反义：immodest, infatuated, inflated, insolent, arrogant, assuming
adj. 粗暴的;无法容忍的;反常的;令人惊讶的;
💡 out过度+rage疯狂+ous...的 →残暴的，骇人的
"Her outrageous behaviour at the party offended everyone."
她在聚会上的无礼行为触怒了每一个人.
近义：offensive, outraging, scandalous, diabolical, disgraceful, exorbitant
反义：principled, righteous, deontological, ethical, apologetic, laudable
n. 虚荣，浮华;自负;空虚，无聊的事物;无价值的东西;
💡 van空+ity表名词→空虚
"A man's vanity is actually in proportion to his ignorance."
一个人的虚荣心实际上是和他的愚蠢程度成正比.
近义：immodesty, imperiousness, insolence, insolency, jactitation, arrogance
反义：humbleness, lowliness, meekness
n. 疯子;精神失常者，男性精神病人;;狂人;
"The killing was the act of a madman."
这起凶杀案是一个疯子所为。
近义：loony, lunatic, fruitcake, looney, crackpot