Art is merely the refuge which the ingenious have invented, when they were supplied with food and women, to escape the tediousness of life.
— W. Somerset Maugham  ·  Art

📚 名句词汇解析

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merely ['mɪrli] 词频1
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
refuge ['rɛfjʊdʒ] 词频2 词根: fug
n. 避难;避难所;庇护者;[医]救急疗法; vt. 给予…庇护;接纳…避难; vi. 躲避;避难;
💡 re回+fuge逃→逃到安全地方 → 避难
"A further 300 people have taken refuge in the US embassy."
又有300人在美国大使馆避难。
近义：haven, asylum, protection, roof, safeguard, sanctuary 反义：helplessness, inattention, lassitude, loneliness, orphanhood, proscription
ingenious [ɪn'dʒinɪəs] 词频3 词根: in
adj. 灵巧的;精巧的;设计独特的;有天才的，聪明的;
💡 in内+geni出生，产生+ous形容词后缀→自内心产生→聪明的
"ingenious ways of saving energy"
节约能源的巧妙方法
近义：inventive, keen, astute, nifty, penetrating, piercing
escape [ə'skep] 词频1 词根: 抓住
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
food [fu:d] 词频1
n. 食物，食品;粮食;养料;资料;
"Vitamin D is necessary to aid the absorption of calcium from food."
从食物中吸取钙需靠维生素D的帮助。
近义：meal, mess, nourishment, nutrient, nutriment, nutrition
life [laɪf] 词频1
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

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