The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue.
📚 名句词汇解析
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adj. 坚固的,坚牢的;坚定的,坚决的;严格的;确定的;
vt.& vi. 使坚固;使坚实;
n. 商号,商行;公司;企业;工作集体;
adv. 坚定地,稳固地;
vt. 使坚定,使牢固;
vi. 变坚实,变稳固;
💡 firm =firm,表示”坚定,坚固”
"The company has now amalgamated with another local firm."
这家公司现在已与当地一家公司合并了。
近义:office, bureau, business, company, concern, corporation
反义:astable, astatic, precarious, unsettled, unsteady, wobbly
adj. 简单的;单纯的;易受骗的;天真的;
n. 笨蛋;愚蠢的行为;出身低微者;
💡 sim(one by one)+ple(fold)→简单的;朴素的;单纯的
"her austere bedroom with its simple narrow bed"
她那仅有一张窄床的简陋卧室
近义:uncomplicated, basic, cushy, doss, easy, facile
反义:arduous, intricate, labored, laborious, onerous, painful
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. 持久的,不朽的;
v. (长时间地)忍受,忍耐,容忍( endure的现在分词 );持续,持久,坚持下去;
"After enduring the hardship of the arduous fieldwork , the prospecting team discovered many new ores."
地质勘探队员餐风饮露,历尽辛苦, 找到了不少新的矿藏.
近义:immutable, lasting, lifelong, lingering, perdurable, permanent
adv. (空间)在近处;在附近;(时间)临近;(程度)几乎;
prep. (表示程度)接近;(表示位置)靠近;(表示时间)将近;接近于(某种状态);
adj. 近的;亲密的;近似;(亲属关系)近亲;
"Police found fragments of glass near the scene."
警方在现场附近发现了玻璃碎片。
近义:approach, approximate, hither, hithermost, immediate, approximal
反义:isolated, outlying, remote, retired, secluded, separate
n. 美德;德行;价值;长处;
💡 我求”(谐音) 美德
"He was considered to be a paragon of virtue."
他被认为是品德尽善尽美的典范.
近义:virtuousness
反义:disadvantage