Again, men in general desire the good, and not merely what their fathers had.
— Aristotle  ·  Desire

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general ['dʒɛnrəl] 词频1 词根: gen
adj. 大致的;综合的;总的，全体的;普遍的; n. 上将;一般;一般原则;常规;
💡 gener出生，产生+al形容词后缀→出生[一般]→普通的n.总论
"These difficulties are general among people of his age."
这些困难在他那个年龄的人中普遍存在.
近义：total, unspecific, vague, universal, gp, intermutual 反义：particular, especial, special, concrete, definite
merely ['mɪrli] 词频1
adv. 仅仅，只不过;只是;纯粹;全然;
💡 mere仅仅 + ly...的 → ad.仅仅，只不过
"Do you really want to go or are you merely being amiable?"
你是真的想去呢,还是仅仅为了表示友好?
近义：just, only, purely, simply, solely, but
again [ə'ɡɛn] 词频1
adv. 再一次;再说;此外;不过;
💡 小偷一次(a)得手(gain)还想 再次。
"Could you say it again, please?"
请再说一遍好吗？
近义：more, afresh, agin, encore, anew
desire [dɪ'zaɪɚ] 词频1 词根: 星辰
vt. 希望;渴望;要求;请求; n. 愿望;欲望;希望;请求; vi. 有希望;期望;愿望;想望;
💡 de(德)+sir(先生)+e(鹅):德国先生 渴望得到鹅 网友：wangqidong 补充：de(得到)sire(阁下)的愿望
"a burning desire to win"
取胜的迫切愿望
近义：wish, intend, like, mean, want, will 反义：quit, relinquish, renounce, resign, waive, abandon
fathers
n. 父亲( father的名词复数 ); 祖先; （尤指天主教和东正教的）神父; 天父

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🏷 更多「Desire」名言

"Man is the only animal whose desires increase as they are fed; the only animal that is never satisfied."
— Henry George
"Life ought to be a struggle of desire toward adventures whose nobility will fertilize the soul."
— Rebecca West
"There is no calamity greater than lavish desires.There is no greater guilt than discontentment.And there is no greater disaster than greed."
— Lao-tzu
"It is the nature of desire not to be satisfied, and most men live only for the gratification of it."
— Aristotle
"Desire creates the power."
— Raymond Holliwell
"Every man has business and desire, Such as it is."
— William Shakespeare
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