Quotations (such as have point and lack triteness) from the great old authors are an act of reverence on the part of the quoter, and a blessing to a public grown superficial and external.
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n. 点;要点;得分;标点;
vt. （意思上）指向;削尖;加标点于;指路;
vi. 表明;指向;
💡 point(prick)→点；地点；目的；时刻；使锐利；指示
"Racial tension has reached boiling point ."
种族间的紧张状态已达到一触即发的程度。
近义：range, aim, hone, sharpen, strap, strop
n. 尊敬，敬畏;敬礼;受尊敬;尊严;
vt. 尊敬;崇敬;敬畏;
💡 rever=revere尊敬+ence性质，状态 →尊敬
"The poem conveys his deep reverence for nature."
这首诗表达了他对大自然的深深崇敬之情。
近义：honor, respect, revere, venerate, dignify, idolization
反义：libel, asperse, malign, outrage, abuse, badmouth
n. （上帝的）祝福;好事;福分;因祸得福;
v. 祝圣( bless的现在分词);称颂上帝;求神赐福于;（表示惊奇）;
💡 bless(祝福)+ing(表示抽象名词的后缀)→祝福；赐福
"to pray for God's blessing"
祈求上帝降福
近义：benediction, benison, boon, godsend
反义：jinxing, malediction
adj. 公众的，公共的;公开的;政府的;人人知道的，知名的;
n. 大众;社会;公共场所;（文学家等的）爱读者;
💡 publ人民+ic...的 → 公开的，公众的
"The public are requested not to throw waste paper in the park."
公众被要求不得在公园里乱扔废纸.
近义：assistance, attendance, audience, turnout, concurrence, concurrency
反义：participator, plaintiff, sharer, actor, inside, noteworthy
adj. 表面（上）的;肤浅的，缺乏深度的;一知半解的;
💡 super在…上面+fic做+ial形容词后缀→在表面上做→肤浅
"The book shows only a superficial understanding of the historical context."
这部书表现出对历史背景肤浅的理解。
近义：shallow, cursory, apparent, ostensible, outer, outlying
反义：abysmal, profound, chasmal, deepwater, fathomless, grave
adj. 外面的，外部的;表面上的;外用的;外国的;
n. 外部，外面;外观;外部情况;
💡 exter出去+nal=al...的 → 出去的 →在外面的 →外部的
"The accounts have to be audited by a firm of external auditors."
这些账目必须由一家外聘审计员的公司来稽查.
近义：appearance, image, look, looks, aspect, seeming
反义：inside, interior, inward, medullary, systemic, intern