My method is to take the utmost trouble to find the right thing to say, and then to say it with the utmost levity.

📚 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

method ['mɛθəd] 词频1
n. 方法;条理;
💡 meth(meta-=after)+od(way)→方法;体系;秩序(=a way after,a following after)
"a reliable method of birth control"
可靠的节育措施
近义:approach, logic, logicality, manner, means, mode
utmost ['ʌt'most] 词频2
adj. 极度的,最大的,最远的; n. 极限,最大限度;
💡 ut(on)+most(形容词后缀)→最远的;极度的
"I was treated with the utmost courtesy by the staff."
我受到了工作人员极有礼貌的接待。
近义:highest, hindmost, larger, last, latest, latter
trouble ['trʌbl] 词频1 词根: trouble
n. 麻烦;烦恼;故障;动乱; vi. 费心;烦恼; vt. 麻烦;使烦恼;折磨;
💡 turb = stir”表示”搅动”
"We had a lot of trouble levering the roots out."
我们在撬树根时遇到了很多麻烦.
近义:inconvenience, irk, irritate, molest, nag, offend
levity ['lɛvəti] 词根: 抬升
n. 欠考虑;不慎重;轻率;轻浮;
💡 lev提高,举起,变轻+ity表名词 → 轻浮
"His remarks injected a note of levity into the proceedings."
他的话将一丝轻率带入了议事过程中.
近义:hurry, lightness, nimbleness, swiftness, snappiness, agility
take [tek] 词频1
vt. 拿,取;采取;接受(礼物等);耗费(时间等); vi. 拿;获得; n. 镜头;看法;收入额;场景;
"Students will normally take three A2 subjects."
学生通常要选三门A2证书考试科目。
近义:apprehend, keep, nab, receive, seize, snatch 反义:transfer, cede, give, reject, snub, spurn
find [faɪnd] 词频1
v. 发现;找到;查明;发觉; n. 发现物;被发现的人;
💡 翻的(谐音): 找东西是要“翻的
"We searched in all quarters but still couldn't find it."
我们到处寻找,但仍没能找到.
近义:learn, realize, locate, perceive, sense, spot 反义:ignore, neglect, overleap, overlook, overrule, pass

📜 George Bernard Shaw 的更多名言

查看 George Bernard Shaw 全部名言 ›

🏷 更多「No category」名言

更多「No category」名言 ›