A jest's prosperity lies in the ear Of him that hears it, never in the tongue Of him that makes it.
📚 名句词汇解析
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n. 繁荣;兴旺，昌盛;成功;
💡 prosper繁荣+ity表名词 → 繁荣昌盛
"Our future prosperity depends on economic growth."
我们未来的繁荣昌盛依赖经济的发展。
近义：progress, prosperousness, welfare, abundance, bonanza, boom
反义：misadventure, miserableness, misfortune, suffering, torment, tribulation
n. 笑话，玩笑;戏谑，诙谐;笑柄;
vi. 开玩笑，打趣;取笑，嘲弄;
"Would I jest about such a thing?"
这种事我会说着玩吗？
近义：joke, kid, tease, chaff, play, jeering
n. 舌头，喙;语言，方言;演说，鞋舌;[复]口才;
vt. 用舌吹;舔;嵌接;[古]批评，指责;
vi. 吹奏（管乐器）;运用舌法发音;突出;
💡 烫(谐音):烫 舌头 tongue=tone音调-音调取决于 舌头
"I dislike the man; he has such a sharp tongue."
我不喜欢这个人, 他爱说刻薄挖苦的话.
近义：lick, tab, tang, flap, idiom, language