There are three things which the superior man guards against. In youth...lust. When he is strong...quarrelsomeness. When he is old...covetousness.
— Confucius  ·  No category

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superior [su'pɪrɪɚ] 词频1 词根: superus
adj. （级别、地位）较高的;（在质量等方面）较好的;（数量）较多的;上等的; n. 上级;较好的人[事物]，优胜者;修道院院长;方丈;
💡 super在上面+ior表形容词，较...的 →在上面的，超越的
"vastly superior"
强得多
近义：head, provost, chairman, chief, director, higher 反义：servient, subaltern, subordinate, understrapper, wo, sub
against [ə'ɡɛnst] 词频1
prep. 反对;对…不利;紧靠;以防;
💡 gain =against (反对)#词根助记：反对
"Ten people voted in favour, five against and two abstained."
十人投票赞成，五人反对，两人弃权。
近义：athwart, agin
youth [jʊθ] 词频1
n. 年轻;青年，小伙子;初期，少年（青年）时期;〈集合词〉青少年们;
💡 张牙舞爪的“幼狮”（谐音）充满 青春的活力
"The youth was charged with three counts of burglary."
那位年轻人被控犯有三次盗窃罪。
近义：infancy, youthfulness, adolescence, hobbledehoy, juvenile, lad 反义：senescence, senility, agedness, dotage, eldership, ancientness
lust [lʌst] 词频4
n. 强烈的性欲;肉欲，色情;强烈的欲望;渴望，热烈追求; vi. 贪求;渴望;好色;
"Their affair was driven by pure lust."
他们私通纯粹是受淫欲的驱使。
近义：hunger, aphrodisia, lasciviousness, lechery, lewdness, libido 反义：indifference, stoniness, coldheartedness, coldness, coolness, frigidness
strong [strɔŋ] 词频1 词根: str-
adj. 强的;坚强的;强烈的;强壮的; adv. 强劲地;猛烈地;大大地;坚强地;
💡 音“死壮“，死壮死壮的像头牛。
"total abstinence from strong drink"
戒绝烈性酒
近义：heavy, hefty, husky, massive, mighty, muscular 反义：impotent, infirm, labile, languid, languishing, languorous
covetousness
n. 贪婪；贪心；妄羡
近义：meanness, miserliness, moneygrubbing, niggardliness, avarice, avariciousness

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"When you see a good man, try to emulate his example, and when you see a bad man, search yourself for his faults."
"Study the past if you would define the future."
"[The superior man] acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his actions."
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