A quotation, like a pun, should come unsought, and then be welcomed only for some propriety of felicity justifying the intrusion.
— Robert Chapman  ·  No category

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quotation [kwo'teʃən] 词频3 词根: quot
n. 引用，引证;[商业]行情，行市;行市表，估价单;引用语;
💡 quot=quote引用+ation表行为 →引文，引语
"The book began with a quotation from Goethe."
这本书一开头引用了歌德的隽语。
近义：quote, appraisal, price, estimate
propriety [prə'praɪəti] 词频5 词根: proper
n. <正>礼貌;规矩;正当;合适;
💡 propri恰当的+ety表名词，状态→拥有[风度]→适当
"We hesitated at the propriety of the method."
我们对这种办法是否适用拿不定主意.
近义：honesty, appropriateness, apropriateness, mores, politeness, refinement 反义：impoliteness, impudence, inappropriateness, incorrectness, indelicacy, insolence
come [kʌm] 词频1
vi. 来;开始;出现;发生; vt. 做;装扮…的样子;将满（…岁）; int. 嗨！;
"The time has come for action if these beautiful animals are to survive."
若要使这些美丽的动物能生存下去，现在就要行动起来。
近义：impersonate, perform, personify, portray, represent, stage 反义：leave, absquatulate, retire, retreat, scat, split
felicity [[fi'lisiti]] 词频5
n. 快乐, 幸福, 幸运
近义：joy, bliss, blithe, eudaemonia, eudaimonia, gladness 反义：misery, misfortune, sadness, wretchedness, infelicity, discontent
intrusion [in'tru:ʒən] 词频5 词根: tr-
n. 闯入;打扰;（对某事的）干扰;干涉;
"They claim the noise from the new airport is an intrusion on their lives."
他们声称新机场的噪音侵扰了他们的生活。
近义：interference, interfering, meddling, obtrusion, encroachment 反义：measure, moderation, prudence, temperance, wariness, wisdom
unsought
a. 没有被要求的, 未经请求的
近义：natural, spontaneous, unasked, unbidden, unconstrained, unprompted

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