The inscrutable wisdom through which we exist is not less worthy of veneration in respect to what it denies us than in respect to what it has granted.
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inscrutable
[ɪn'skrʊtəbl]
adj. 不可理解的,谜一样的;神妙莫测;
💡 in 不 + scrut理解 + able [形容词后缀], 表示“可...的” → adj. 神秘的 ;不能预测的
"Inscrutable are the ways of Heaven."
天道难知.
近义:impregnable, latent, mysterious, abysmal, recondite, soundless
反义:computable
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
vi. 存在;生存;生活;继续存在;
💡 ex出+ist站立→站出来→活下来→存在,生存
"There exist many sources of energy both potential and kinetic."
存在着许多势能和动能的能源.
近义:be, live, subsist
adj. 应得某事物;值得做某事;可尊敬的;配得上的,相称的;
n. 杰出人物,伟人;
💡 worth价值 + y...的→ 有价值的;值得的
"to be worthy of attention"
值得注意
近义:honorable, honourable, merited, notable, respectable, respected
反义:undeserving, undignified, contemptible, despicable, disgraceful
vt. 尊重;尊敬;关心;遵守;
n. 尊重,恭敬;敬意;某方面;
💡 re再+spect看→再看一眼→尊敬
"Respect for life is a cardinal principle of English law."
尊重生命是英国法律最重要的原则。
近义:honor, honour, obey, observe, prize, regard
反义:outrage, smirch, besmirch, deride, disgrace, dishonor
adj. 较少的(little的比较级);较小的;较次的,较劣的;较不重要的;
adv. 较少地,较小地;
prep. 减去;少掉;不足;
n. 较少,较小;
"We aim to improve opportunities for the less advantaged in society."
我们的宗旨是为社会地位比较低下的人增加机会。
近义:least, lesser, minus