When desire, having rejected reason and overpowered judgment which leads to right, is set in the direction of the pleasure which beauty can inspire . . .
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n. 方向;趋势;方面;用法说明;
💡 di使...变成+rect直+ion名词后缀 →指示,指引,说明,指导;[批引的方位] 方向,方位
"She cast a welcoming smile in his direction."
她向他微笑以示欢迎。
近义:heading, line, orientation, path, route, tack
n. 愉快;娱乐;令人高兴的事;
vt. 使高兴;使满意;
vi. 觉得高兴,享受;寻欢作乐;
💡 pleas=please令人高兴的+ure名词后缀,表行为、状态 →愉快
"His grandchildren afforded him his greatest pleasure in his old age."
他的孙子和孙女们在晚年的时候给了他最大的欢乐.
近义:please, delectate, delight, enchant, gladden, joy
反义:indifference, irritant, nonchalance, nuisance, tiff, unpleasantness
n. 美好;美人;完美;突出的范例;
💡 bell, beau 美好
"Her beauty appeared ageless."
她的美显得经久不衰。
近义:loveliness, niceness, preciousness, prettiness, pulchritude, sightliness
反义:hideousness, plainness, unsightliness
vt. 鼓舞;激励;赋予灵感;启迪;
vi. 吸,吸入;
💡 in进+spir呼吸+e强调→吸气进去,引申为鼓励 → 吸气;鼓励
"The caves cannot but inspire wonder in the beholder."
这些洞穴让观者无不叹为观止。
近义:imbue, implant, induce, infuse, instigate, instill
反义:intimidate, overawe, scare, unman, cow, bully
vt. 希望;渴望;要求;请求;
n. 愿望;欲望;希望;请求;
vi. 有希望;期望;愿望;想望;
💡 de(德)+sir(先生)+e(鹅):德国先生 渴望得到鹅 网友:wangqidong 补充:de(得到)sire(阁下)的愿望
"a burning desire to win"
取胜的迫切愿望
近义:wish, intend, like, mean, want, will
反义:quit, relinquish, renounce, resign, waive, abandon
n. 理由;原因;理性;理智;
vt.& vi. 推理,思考;争辩;辩论;向…解释;
💡 再(re)生一个(a)儿子(son), 理由是第一个儿子夭折了
"The reason for the flood was that heavy rain."
水灾是那场大雨造成的.
近义:ratiocinate, think, conclude, deduce, deduct, motivation
反义:idiocy, applesauce, imbecility, inaccuracy, inanity, mistake