Beware of sentimental alliances where the consciousness of good deeds is the only compensation for noble sacrifices.
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v. 当心;提防;
💡 be使…成为+ware注意→注意
"Motorists have been warned to beware of icy roads."
已经提醒开车的人当心冰封的路面。
近义:mind, ware, careful, caution, alert
n. 意识,观念;知觉;觉悟;感觉;
💡 con全部+sci知道+ous形容词后缀+ness表示抽象名词 →意识,觉悟,知觉
"I can't remember any more—I must have lost consciousness ."
我想不起来了—我当时一定是失去了知觉。
近义:perception, awareness, cognizance, conscience, alertness
反义:stupor, catalepsy, coma
n. 补偿,赔偿;修正;补救办法;
💡 com(together)+pens(hang)+ation(名词后缀)→补偿;赔偿
"This may affect your entitlement to compensation."
这可能影响你索赔的权利。
近义:offset, indemnification, indemnity, payment, premium, recompense
adj. 伤感的;多愁善感的;感情用事的;寓有情感的;
"She kept the letters for sentimental reasons."
她把那些信留作纪念。
近义:moving, romantic, bathetic, soulful, emotional
反义:imperviable, impervious, insensible, insensitive, obdurate, pitiless
adj. 高尚的;贵族的;外表庄严和庄重的;表现出崇高的;
n. 尊贵的人;旧时在英国使用的金币;
💡 nob(高贵的)+le: 高尚的
"He died for a noble cause."
他为了高尚的事业而牺牲。
近义:hidalgo, aristocrat, nobleman, patrician, don, gentleman
反义:plebe, commoner, peeress, ignoble, lowly, proletariat