The line, often adopted by strong men in controversy, of justifying the means by the end.
— Saint Jerome  ·  No category

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controversy ['kɑntrə'vɝsi] 词频3 词根: contro
n. 公开辩论;论战;
💡 contro相反+vers转变+y表状态、行为→ 使结论向相反方向转变→争论；议论
"The issue engendered controversy."
这个问题引起了争论。
近义：contention, dispute, argument, jangle, polemic, polemics 反义：arrangement, negotiation, pact, bargain, settlement, treaty
line [laɪn] 词频1 词根: /lə/
n. 线条;排;行列;界线; vt. 排队;用线标出;沿…排列成行;给…安衬里; vi. 形成一层;排队;击出平直球;
"workers on the assembly line"
装配线上的工人
近义：overlay, recap, resurface, clad, coat, cover
often ['ɔf(tə)n] 词频1
adv. 常常;经常;时常;再三;
💡 十(ten)有八九的(of)， 经常的
"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."
人们常常认为睡眠在某种意义上来说类似死亡。
近义：manyfold, oft, oftentimes, repeatedly, usually, offtimes 反义：infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes
strong [strɔŋ] 词频1 词根: str-
adj. 强的;坚强的;强烈的;强壮的; adv. 强劲地;猛烈地;大大地;坚强地;
💡 音“死壮“，死壮死壮的像头牛。
"total abstinence from strong drink"
戒绝烈性酒
近义：heavy, hefty, husky, massive, mighty, muscular 反义：impotent, infirm, labile, languid, languishing, languorous
means [minz] 词频2 词根: 心智
n. 方法（ mean的名词复数）;手段;收入;财富; v. 意味着（ mean的第三人称单数）;引起;打算或注定要某人成为或做某事;
"The inquiry is by no means cut and dried."
调查之事远未盖棺定论。
近义：approach, manner, method, mode, process, strategy
adopted
a. 被收养的, 被采用的
近义：adoptive, foster, fostered, assumed, presumptive 反义：irrefutable, lawful, legal, legit, legitimate, original

📜 Saint Jerome 的更多名言

"The fact is that my native land is a prey to barbarism, that in it men's only God is their belly, that they live only for the present, and that the richer a man is the holier he is held to be."
"A fat paunch never breeds fine thoughts."
"It is worse still to be ignorant of your ignorance."
"Never look a gift horse in the mouth."
"Do not let your deeds belie your words, lest when you speak in church someone may say to himself, 'Why do you not practice what you preach?'"
"The friendship that can cease has never been real."
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"Let us cross the river, and rest under the trees."
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