Gratitude is merely the secret hope of further favors.
📚 名句词汇解析
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n. 感激，感谢;感激的样子;谢意;恩义;
💡 grat感激，高兴+itude状态 →感激，感恩
"He smiled at them with gratitude ."
他向他们笑了笑表示谢意。
近义：appreciation, recognition, regard, acceptance, thankfulness, acknowledgement
反义：thanklessness, ungratefulness, disloyalty
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
n. 秘密，机密;秘诀;奥秘;
adj. 秘密的，机密的;神秘的;隐秘的;
💡 se分开，离开，区别开+cret区别→分开来放→秘密
"the all-powerful secret police"
权力无限的秘密警察
近义：arcanum, mystery, puzzle, puzzler, reservation, reserve
反义：indiscreetness, tactlessness, bluntness, crudeness
adj. 更远的，较远的;更进一步的，深一层的;更多的;
adv. 进一步地;更远地;而且;
vt. 促进，推动;增进;
💡 furth=forth向前，向前方+er比较级 → 更前面的→ 更远的
"Not wishing to antagonize her further, he said no more."
他不愿惹她更生气，便不再说话。
近义：patronize, promote, prompt, propitiate, subserve, urge
n. 希望，期望;希望的东西;被寄予希望的人或事物、情况;抱有希望的理由;
vt.& vi. 希望，期望;
vt. [俚语]相信，认为;
vi. 希望，盼望，期待;
💡 侯补”对员有 希望成为正式队员
"He was a beacon of hope for the younger generation."
他是年轻一代的希望之灯。
近义：illusion, aspiration, reliance, trust, trustfulness, fantasy
反义：hopelessness, desperateness, desperation, despond, despondence, despondency