To enjoy the things we ought and to hate the things we ought has the greatest bearing on excellence of character.
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n. [机]轴承,支座;关系;方位;态度,举止;
v. 忍受(bear的ing形式);
💡 bear忍受+ing名词后缀→轴承(ball bearing);方位;举止
"Recent events had no bearing on our decision."
近期的事件与我们的决定没有关系。
近义:measuredness, poise, behavior, behaviour, phlegm, carriage
vt. 享有,享受;欣赏;喜欢;使过得快活;
vi. 使过得快活;
💡 使(en)高兴(joy)- 喜欢 享受
"We now enjoy these comforts of which formerly we had only heard."
我们现在享受到了过去只是听说过的那些舒适条件.
近义:love, like, live, possess, dig, have
反义:lack, undergo, bear, drag, endure, bore
vt. 仇恨,憎恨;厌恶;对…感到不喜欢或讨厌;
vi. 恨;
n. 强烈的仇恨或厌恶,恨;仇恨或讨厌的对象;
💡 恨他而想“害他”(谐音)
"I hate to disillusion you, but not everyone is as honest as you."
我实在不愿把实情告诉你,但并非人人都像你那样诚实。
近义:loathe, scorn, scunner, despise, detest, dislike
反义:idolize, worship, cherish, adore, idyl, idyll
n. 优秀,卓越;优点;美德;
"His art has reached a high degree of excellence."
他的艺术已达到炉火纯青的地步.
近义:predominance, primacy, remarkableness, supremacy, quality, distinction
n. 性格;特点;字母;角色;
vt. 刻,印;使具有特征;
💡 性格 品质佳的人坐着椅子(char-chair)也能做(act)两(er)天的事
"Her involvement in the fraud has left a serious blot on her character."
她卷入了这次欺诈案,在她的品格上留下了一个很大的污点。
近义:makeup, mettle, nature, personality, selfhood, spirit
反义:timidity, timidness