Not till we are lost, in other words, not till we have lost the world, do we begin to find ourselves, and realize the infinite extent of our relations.
— Henry David Thoreau  ·  No category

📚 名句词汇解析

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realize ['rɪrlaɪz] 词频1 词根: 统治
vt. 实现;了解，意识到;（所担心的事）发生;以…价格卖出; vt.& vi. 变卖，赚得;
💡 real真实的+ize表动词→实现
"I didn't realize the intensity of people's feelings on this issue."
我没有意识到这一问题能引起群情激奋.
近义：apprehend, note, notice, perceive, sense, realise 反义：misunderstand, quit, relinquish, renounce, resign, waive
infinite ['ɪnfɪnət] 词频3 词根: in
adj. 极大的;无法衡量的; 无限的;无穷尽的; n. 无限的事物;无穷尽的事物; 上帝;
💡 in无+fin结束，范围+ite有...的 → 没有范围的 → 无限的
"The universe seems infinite."
宇宙似乎是无限的.
近义：infinity, boundlessness, illimitable, immeasurable, immense, incommensurate 反义：limited, qualified, constricted
extent [ɪk'stɛnt] 词频2 词根: ex
n. 程度;长度;广大地域;扣押;
💡 ex出+tent伸展；扩大→伸出去的范围 → 范围；程度
"It is difficult to assess the full extent of the damage."
损失情况难以全面估计。
近义：largeness, magnitude, size, bigness, limits, outreach
till [til]
conj. 直到…时（为止）;在…之前; vt. 耕种;耕作; n. 钱柜，钱箱;放钱的抽屉;[地]冰碛土（物）; prep. 直到;
"There was music and dancing till two in the morning."
音乐和舞蹈一直持续到凌晨两点。
近义：plough, plow, toil, drawer, to, until
lost [lɔst] 词频1
adj. 失去的;迷路的;不知所措的; v. 遗失，失去（ lose的过去式和过去分词）;（使）失去（所需要的东西，尤指钱）;（因事故、年老、死亡等）损失;浪费;
"I lost my balance and fell backwards."
我没有站稳，仰面摔倒。
近义：mislaid, misplaced, missing, stray, wayward, adrift 反义：discovered, safe
world [wɝld] 词频1
n. 世界;地球;领域;尘世;
💡 一句（l）话（word）讲出 世界的本质
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一个突然变得陌生而危险的世界里，他是她唯一的守护神。
近义：humanity, civilisation, civilization, orb, earth, globe

📜 Henry David Thoreau 的更多名言

"Man is the artificer of his own happiness."
"The finest qualities of our nature, like the bloom on fruits, can be preserved only by the most delicate handling. Yet we do not treat ourselves nor one another thus tenderly."
"However mean your life is, meet it and live it; do not shun it and call it hard names. It is not so bad as you are. It looks poorest when you are the richest."
"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away."
"When a dog runs at you, whistle for him."
"If the day and the night are such that you greet them with with joy, and life emits a fragrance like flowers and sweet-scented herbs, more elastic, more starry, more immortal--that is your success."
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