We presume that we would be ready for battle if confronted with a great crisis, but it is not the crisis that builds something within usa€”it simply reveals what we are made of already.
📚 名句词汇解析
从本句名言中提取的重要词汇，帮助你深度理解这句话
vt. 以为，认为;假定，假设;推测;意味着;
vi. 擅自行动;相信;敢于;放肆;
💡 sume, sumpt = take 表示”拿,取”#词根助记：pre预先+sume→预先拿往→假定
"We mustn't presume too much upon the reliability of such sources."
我们不应过分指望这类消息来源的可靠性.
近义：infer, assume, postulate, suppose, hypothecate, hypothesize
vt.& vi. 与…作战;争斗;
n. 战争，战役;比赛，较量;长期论战或长期作战;激烈的竞争;
💡 batt打，走+le表名词 → 战斗
"the battle of Waterloo"
滑铁卢战役
近义：strive, struggle, tilt, vie, war, wrestle
反义：reconcile, impasse, armistice, respite, truce, ceasefire
n. 危机;危难时刻;决定性时刻，紧要关头;转折点;
💡 cris判断，分辨+is→需要作出判断的时刻→危机时刻
"The minister air-dashed to Delhi because of the parliamentary crisis."
部长因议会危机立刻起程飞往德里。
近义：urgency, crunch, emergency, eventuality, juncture
adv. 简单地，朴素地;（引出概括或解释）不过，仅仅;简直;<非正>实在;
💡 sim一次 + ply 折叠 →折一次 → ad.简单地；朴素地
"The clock is simply for ornament; it doesn't work any more."
这架时钟纯属摆设，它再也不走了。
近义：just, merely, only, purely, solely, but
反义：elaborately, painfully, wearisomely, challengingly, hardly
adj. 准备好的，现成的;即时的，敏捷的;情愿的;即将的;
vt. 做好…的准备;
adv. 预先;已完成地;
n. 现款;
💡 准备好，再读（read）一（y）遍
"Everyone, allow me face, come back tomorrow when I have everything ready."
各位, 给我一个面子, 等明天我把一切准备好了再请你们过来玩吧.
近义：prepare, adapt, deploy, enable, fix, minded
反义：unprepared
adj. 伟大的，杰出的;优异的，显著的;很多的;重大的;
adv. [口语]很好地;令人满意地，成功地，顺利地;得意地;
n. 大人物们;伟大人物;重要人物，大师;名家;
💡 联想：“贵的”就是伟大的 网友：12 补充：gr 工人 eat吃 解决工人吃饭问题，不就是伟大的问题。great 伟大
"According to Mick, it's a great movie."
据米克说，这是一部了不起的电影。
近义：super, awesome, cool, fine, large, big
反义：minute, pokey, poky, short, small, tiny