The object in life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.
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n. 物体;目标;宾语;客体,对象;
💡 ob反+ject投掷,扔→反着扔→反对,引申为扔向目标 → 物体;目标v. 反对
"A rock is an inanimate object."
岩石是无生命的物体。
近义:oppose, protest, recalcitrate, remonstrate, resist, conflict
反义:accord, acquiesce, chord, coincide, concur, converge
n. 多数;(获胜的)票数;成年;法定年龄;
💡 major主要的+ity表名词 → 大多数
"The majority of people interviewed prefer TV to radio."
大多数接受采访的人都喜欢看电视多于听收音机。
近义:plurality, bulk
反义:nonage
v. 逃脱;逃离;躲过;泄露;
n. 逃走;逃跑工具或方法;野生种;泄漏;
adj. 使逃避困难的;使规避问题的;
💡 es(ex-=out)+cape(无袖的短外套)→逃脱;逃走
"We had to break the door out to escape from the fire."
我们不得不把门砸开以逃避火灾.
近义:abscond, absquatulate, slink, bolt, run, lurk
反义:remain, abide
n. 发现物;研究结果;调查(或研究)的结果;<律>(陪审团的)裁决;
v. 发现( find的现在分词);
💡 find发现+ ing构成抽象名词 → 发现;调查的结果
"There was the usual faff of finding somewhere to park the car."
找地方停车照例又是一番忙乱。
近义:invention, strike, disclosure, discovery, find, inference
adj. 疯狂的;精神病的;非常愚蠢的;
💡 in不+sane健康的 → 头脑不清的
"Doctors certified him as insane."
医生证明他精神失常。
近义:lunatic, mad, maniac, maniacal, maniatic, manic
反义:sound
n. 生活,生计;生命,性命;一生,寿命;人生,尘世;
"My life seemed aimless."
我的生活似乎没有目标。
近义:being, existence, liveliness, spark, sprightliness, zest
反义:passing, quietus, decease, demise, disappearance, end
📜 Marcus Aurelius Antoninus 的更多名言
"You will find rest from vain fancies if you perform every act in life as though it were your last."