But pride only helps us to be generous; it never makes us so, any more than vanity makes us witty.
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adj. 慷慨的，大方的;丰盛的;肥沃的;浓厚的;
💡 gener出生，产生+ous形容词后缀→[不断]产生→丰富的，慷慨的
"It would be churlish to refuse such a generous offer."
拒绝这样一个慷慨的提议未免失礼。
近义：humane, humanitarian, liberal, lofty, loose, loyal
反义：knavish, mean, miserly, niggard, niggardly, parsimonious
n. 虚荣，浮华;自负;空虚，无聊的事物;无价值的东西;
💡 van空+ity表名词→空虚
"A man's vanity is actually in proportion to his ignorance."
一个人的虚荣心实际上是和他的愚蠢程度成正比.
近义：immodesty, imperiousness, insolence, insolency, jactitation, arrogance
反义：humbleness, lowliness, meekness
n. 自尊;骄傲;自满;（狮）群;
vt. 以…而自豪， 得意于…;
vi. 自豪，骄傲，得意;
💡 婆(p)会骑(ride)马很 骄傲 p(prince王子)+ride(骑):王子骑着高头大马很 骄傲 网友：马 胜 敏 补充：1：旁人（pr）成功时我自豪地拿着
"She was still young and in the pride of her beauty."
她仍然年轻貌美.
近义：imperiousness, insolence, insolency, arrogance, arrogancy, lordliness
反义：humbleness, lowliness, meekness, humility
adj. 诙谐的;机智的;会说俏皮话的;聪明的;
"He scored a bull's - eye in their argument with that witty retort."
在他们的辩论中他那一句机智的反驳击中了要害.
近义：humorous, imaginative, ingenious, intelligent, inventive, nifty
反义：humdrum, insipid, insufferable, irksome, irritating, lethal