For the great mass of mankind, the only saving grace needed is a steady fidelity to what is nearest to hand and heart for the short moment of each human effort.
📚 名句词汇解析
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n. 人类;男性，男子;
💡 man人+kind 种类→ n.人类
"the history of mankind"
人类的历史
近义：humanity, humankind, humans, man, civilization
n. 节约;节俭;储蓄金;挽救;
v. 拯救( save的现在分词);收集;保留;避免;
prep. 除…以外;
adj. 可取的，保存的;节省的，节约的;补偿的;救助的;
💡 sav节省+ing名词后缀 → 节省，节约
"electrical labour-saving devices around the home"
节省劳力的各种家用电器
近义：sparingness, thrift, economy, rescue, salvage, lean
反义：loss, misuse, spoilage, squandering, thriftlessness, wastage
n. 恩泽;优雅;慈悲;魅力;
v. 使优美;惠赐;
💡 grace=grat 感激→ 感激别人态度一定好 → 文雅
"How long has Grace been involved with that red - haired boy?"
格雷斯与那个红头发的小伙子来往多久了?
近义：benedicite, honor, adorn, dignify, appeal, invitingness
反义：impoliteness, inelegance, abrasiveness, abruptness, asperity, rawness
adj. 稳定的，不变的;镇定的，沉着的;坚定的;
vt. 使稳定，使坚定;
n. 关系固定的情侣;
💡 stead(stand)+y(形容词后缀)→稳定的；沉着的；使稳定；沉着
"Her breathing became steady and she fell asleep."
她的呼吸变得均匀，便睡着了。
近义：balance, stabilise, stabilize, maintain, neutralize, offset
反义：insecure, astable, astatic, precarious, rickety, rocky
n. 忠诚，忠实;逼真;保真度;尽责;
💡 fid相信，信念+el名词后缀表示人、集体+ity表示性质→相信的性质→坚贞；忠心
"There is nothing like a dog's fidelity."
没有什么能比得上狗的忠诚.
近义：ardor, ardour, loyalty, obedience, piety, troth
反义：infidelity, ingratitude, recreancy, thanklessness, treachery, treason
n. 瞬间，片刻;时刻;重要，紧要;[物]力矩;
💡 mom(move)+ent(名词后缀)→瞬间；片刻；重要
"The moment the clown appeared on stage, the audience folded up."
小丑一出现在舞台上, 观众们个个笑得前俯后仰.
近义：instant, tick, time, while, bit, flash
反义：immortality, perdurability, perenniality, perpetuity, deathlessness, afterlife