The chief value of money lies in the fact that one lives in a world in which it is overestimated.
📚 名句词汇解析
从本句名言中提取的重要词汇,帮助你深度理解这句话
n. 价值,价格;意义,涵义;重要性;(邮票的)面值;
vt. 评价;重视,看重;估价,给…定价;
💡 val(strong)+ue(名词后缀)→价值;估价;尊重
"The main criterion is value for money."
主要的标准是钱要用得划算。
近义:appreciate, prize, regard, relish, respect, treasure
反义:snub, coldshoulder
adj. 级别最高的;总的;主要的;最重要的;
n. 族长;酋长;首领;主管人员;
💡 欺付(谐音): 首领欺付小弟
"Air Chief Marshal Sir Robin Hall"
空军上将罗宾∙霍尔爵士
近义:head, headman, manager, principal, boss, gaffer
反义:helper, houseboy, lackey, lacquey, maid, manservant
n. 钱;财富;薪水;款项;
💡 如果乱花 钱,家长会“骂你”(谐音)
"The money was donated by a local businessman who wishes to remain anonymous ."
这笔款子是当地一位不愿透露姓名的企业家捐赠的。
近义:assets, means, resources, specie, wherewithal, readies
n. 事实,实情;实际;真相,证据;犯罪行为;
"They sat bemoaning the fact that no one would give them a chance."
他们坐着埋怨别人不肯给他们一个机会。
近义:particular, reality, sooth, substantiality, truth, verity
n. 世界;地球;领域;尘世;
💡 一句(l)话(word)讲出 世界的本质
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一个突然变得陌生而危险的世界里,他是她唯一的守护神。
近义:humanity, civilisation, civilization, orb, earth, globe