As blushing will sometimes make a whore pass for a virtuous woman, so modesty may make a fool seem a man of sense.

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sometimes ['sʌmtaɪmz] 词频1 词根: sometime
adv. 有时,间或;时而;
💡 sometime某一时间的+s表副词 →有时
"Even friends disagree sometimes."
即便是朋友有时也有分歧。
近义:occasionally, oft, once, rarely, betweentimes, betweenwhiles 反义:invariably, periodically, repeatedly, steadily, usually, consistently
pass [pæs] 词频1 词根: 通过
vt.& vi. 走过;通过;批准;度过; vt. 传球;及格;发生;不要; n. 通道;通行证;关口;越过;
💡 pass(pass)→通过;经过;传递;使及格;度过
"I'm not old enough for my bus pass yet!"
我还不到领取免费乘车票的年龄。
近义:outpace, overtake, lapse, occur, elapse, happen 反义:flop, flunk, founder
virtuous ['vɝtʃuəs] 词频4 词根: virtue
adj. 有道德的,有德行的;善良的;贞洁的;有效力的;
💡 virtu贞操,美德 + ous ...的 → adj.善良的, 有道德的, 贞洁的, 有效力的
"a wise and virtuous man"
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近义:upright, qualified, skilled, capable 反义:ignoble, ill, immoral, infamous, iniquitous, low
modesty ['mɑdəsti] 词频4 词根: mode
n. 谦虚,谦逊;稳重;端庄;朴实,质朴;
💡 mod方式,模式,风度+est最+y表名词 →谦虚,有礼
"He accepted the award with characteristic modesty."
他以他一贯的谦逊态度接受了奖励。
近义:meekness, bashfulness, unaffectedness, pudendum, decorum 反义:arrogance, presumption, presumptuousness, pretense, pretentiousness, smugness
sense [sɛns] 词频1 词根: 感觉
n. 感觉,官能;意识,观念;理性;识别力; vt. 感到;理解,领会;检测出;
💡 sens(feel)+e(名词后缀)→感官;知觉;意义;判断力;感知
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义:intuit, perceive, feel, apprehend, note, notice
whore [[hɔ:, hɔ:r]]
n. 娼妓\\nvi. 卖淫
近义:hetaera, hetaira, hooker, meretrix, moll, prostitute

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