I have learnt silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet strange, I am ungrateful to these teachers.
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adj. 健谈的，多嘴的，喜欢说话的;喋喋;
💡 talk讲话+ative...的 →好说话的
"He's not very talkative, is he?"
他的话不多，是吧？
近义：articulate, loquacious, persuasive, prating, talky, verbose
反义：introverted, measured, moderate, abstemious, abstinent, owlish
n. 仁慈，善行;友好的行为;
💡 kind仁慈的+ness表名词 →仁慈
"an act of kindness"
善行
近义：humaneness, humanism, humanity, kindheartedness, kindliness, leniency
反义：impoliteness, rudeness, scurrility, solecism, uncouthness, unkindness
adj. 不够和善的，不亲切的;冷酷的;无情的;
💡 un不，没有+kind善良的→不和善的
"He was never actually unkind to them."
其实他从没有对他们不好。
近义：impolite, merciless, pitiless, rough, rude, ruthless
反义：hearty, heedful, humane, approachable, kindhearted, kindly
n. 沉默，无言，无表示，无声，沉静，肃静，寂静，缄默;无音信，失去联系，忘却，湮没，无表示，无音讯;[乐]停止;
vt. 使安静;使沉默;压制;
💡 沉默死(si)冷(len-leng)厕(ce)无人知
"There was an awkward silence."
一阵令人尴尬的沉默。
近义：hush, lull, quiet, quieten, shush, still
反义：perturb, shake, agitate, disrupt, disturb, hullabaloo
toleration
[[ˌtɔlə'reiʃən]]
n. 宽容, 默认, 信仰自由\\n[医] 耐量; 耐受性, 耐力
近义：acceptance, sufferance, tolerance, admittance, forbearance
intolerant
[[in'tɔlərənt]]
a. 不容忍的, 不容异说的, 偏执的, 偏狭的, 不宽容的, 不耐的, 不耐性的
近义：bigot, bigoted
反义：indulgent, lenient, liberal, mild, pliant, sensitive