Death is not the worst; rather, in vainTo wish for death, and not to compass it.
— Sophocles  ·  Death

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death [dɛθ] 词频1
n. 死亡;（某种）死法，死亡方式;病危;死神;
💡 dead(死)+th(表示抽象名词的后缀)→死的
"a verdict of accidental death"
意外死亡的裁决
近义：passing, quietus, decease, demise, disappearance, end 反义：inception, nascence, nascency, onset, origin, rising
compass ['kʌmpəs] 词频2 词根: com
n. 罗盘;指南针;圆规;界限;
💡 com(thoroughly)+pass(pass)→范围；绕道；指南针
"a map and compass"
地图和指南针
近义：band, ring, surround, cincture, circle, circuit
worst [wɝst] 词频2
adj. 最差的;最严重的;最令人不满的;最糟的; n. 最坏的事情;最严重的事; adv. 最坏;最糟;最严重; vt. 胜过，击败;
"It was possibly their worst performance ever."
这也许是他们迄今为止最糟糕的表现。
近义：master, overcome, overpower, pip, thrash, vanquish 反义：mint, optimal, optimum, preferable, superior, better
rather ['ræðɚ] 词频1
adv. 稍微，有点;相当，颇;宁愿;相反地; int. 当然啦，怎么不;
💡 她的（her）老鼠(rat) 相当肥
"I would rather go out tonight, if you don't mind."
如果你不介意的话,我宁愿今晚出去.
近义：heretofore, instead, preferably, preferentially, previously, before
wish [wɪʃ] 词频1
v. 希望;想要;祝愿; n. 愿望;希望;希望的事 ;祝福;
💡 wi(we我们)+sh(希):我们希望- 希望
"I do not wish to complicate the task more than is necessary."
我不想使这项任务不必要地复杂化。
近义：want, will, covet, crave, desire, appetence

📜 Sophocles 的更多名言

"Ignorant men don't know what good they hold in their hands until they've flung it away."
"The keenest sorrow is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities."
"How dreadful it is when the right judge judges wrong!"
"Men of ill judgment oft ignore the goodThat lies within their hands, till they have lost it."
"There is no happiness where there is no wisdom;No wisdom but in submission to the gods.Big words are always punished,And proud men in old age learn to be wise."
"Nobody likes the man who brings bad news."
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"Death is better, a milder fate than tyranny."
— Aeschylus
"There are worse things in life than death. Have you ever spent an evening with an insurance salesman?"
— Woody Allen
"If you don't think your life is worth more than someone else's, sign your donor card and kill yourself now."
— Unknown
"If you live to be one hundred, you've got it made. Very few people die past that age."
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— W. Somerset Maugham
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