There is an alchemy in sorrow. It can be transmuted into wisdom, which, if it does not bring joy, can yet bring happiness.
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alchemy
['ælkəmi]
n. 炼金术;炼丹术;(改变事物、物质的)魔力(或方法);(事物、物质的)神秘变化;
💡 chem 【阿拉伯语传入希腊语后传入拉丁语】 古代为炼金术词缀,现代为化学相关词缀
"What spurred them on was alchemy, the'science " of changing ordinary metals into gold."
激励他们的是炼金术, 即把普通金属变为金子的 “ 科学 ”.
近义:transmutation, transubstantiation
n. 智慧,明智;常识,好的判断力;知识,学问;古训;
💡 wis=wise智慧的+dom状态或领域 →智慧
"The received wisdom is that they cannot win."
大家一致认为他们不会赢。
近义:prudence, sageness, sanity, sensibleness, carefulness, discretion
反义:nescience, philistinism, unacquaintance, unawareness, unfamiliarity, benightedness
n. 幸福;高兴;恰当;合适;
💡 happi=happy快乐+ness表名词→ 幸福,快乐
"I wish you the life of happiness and prosperity."
我祝你生活幸福、万事如意.
近义:joy, pleasure, bliss, blithe, eudaemonia, eudaimonia
反义:misery, misfortune, sadness, wretchedness, infelicity, discontent
n. 悲痛;悔恨,惋惜;伤心事;
vt.& vi. 悲痛;遗憾;
💡 烧肉(谐音)-烧到肉了- 痛苦 sorry(a.对不起)-sorrow(n.悲伤) 网友: 补充:sorrow-borrow 悲伤概不外借
"It helps to share your sorrow with someone else."
向他人诉说你的痛苦对你是有益的.
近义:sadden, darken, grieve, anxiety, heartache, heartbreak
反义:hilarity, jollification, jolliness, jollity, joyance, joyfulness
vt. 带来,引来;促使,引起;提供;导致;
💡 白(b)戒指(ring) 带来了
"He beckoned to the waiter to bring the bill."
他招手示意服务生把账单送过来。
近义:get