The renown which riches or beauty confer is fleeting and frail; mental excellence is a splendid and lasting possession.
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n. 名望，声誉;威名;声威;
💡 nomin, nom =name,表示”名称,名字”
"It's just these heart - thrilling chapters that brought his work world renown."
正因这些扣人心弦的篇章才使得他的作品举世闻名.
近义：name, notoriety, prestige, remarkableness, reputability, reputation
反义：obscurity, secrecy
n. 美好;美人;完美;突出的范例;
💡 bell, beau 美好
"Her beauty appeared ageless."
她的美显得经久不衰。
近义：loveliness, niceness, preciousness, prettiness, pulchritude, sightliness
反义：hideousness, plainness, unsightliness
adj. 疾驰的，飞逝的;短暂的;稍纵即逝;翩;
💡 fleet疾驰； 飞逝+ing形容词后缀 → 飞逝的
"We only had a fleeting glimpse of the sun all day."
一整天我们只看到太阳露了一下脸.
近义：impermanent, passing, perishable, provisional, short, temporary
反义：lasting, lifelong, perdurable, permanent, perpetual, chronic
adj. 脆弱的，虚弱的;意志薄弱的，不坚定的;易损的，易碎的;
n. <美俚>少女，少妇;灯心草篓;
💡 frail=fract打碎的→脆弱的
"Mother was becoming too frail to live alone."
母亲已逐渐衰弱到无法独居。
近义：panier, pannier, pannierbag, infirm, languid, lank
反义：heavy, hefty, husky, massive, mighty, muscular
adj. 壮观的，豪华的;极好的或令人满意的;闪亮的;为众人所推崇的;
💡 splend=shine发光+id...的 →辉煌的，灿烂的
"What a splendid idea!"
这主意妙极了！
近义：lavish, luxurious, magnificent, majestic, majestical, ostentatious
n. 有，所有，拥有;领地;财产，所有权，占有物，所有物;持有违禁物;
💡 pos能+sess坐+ion表名词，构成抽象名词 →能坐在上面 →拥有 ，占有，possess拥有
"According to facts in my possession he can't possibly be guilty."
根据我所掌握的事实,他是不可能有罪的.
近义：ownership, tenure, property, holding, occupancy, tenancy
反义：impressment, incautation, ouster, privation, seizure, spoliation