Nor need we be surprised that men so often embrace almost any doctrines, if they are proclaimed with a voice of absolute assurance.
📚 名句词汇解析
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adv. 几乎，差不多;将近;快要;近乎;
💡 al(all)+most→差不多；几乎(=nearly)
"I like almost all of them."
我差不多所有的都喜欢。
近义：about, approximately, insufficiently, around, loosely, nearly
反义：liberally, off, outright, abundantly, plethorically, plumb
n. 保证，担保;（人寿）保险;确信;厚脸皮，无耻;
💡 as 一再 + sur 肯定 + ance 表名词，状态、 、行为 → n. 保证 ;把握 ;(人寿)保险
"The young teacher lacked assurance in front of his class."
这位青年教师在学生面前缺少自信心.
近义：aplomb, insurance, insuring, persuasion, poise, positiveness
vt.& vi. 拥抱;
vt. 包括;包含;接受;信奉;
n. 拥抱，怀抱;
💡 em进入…之中，包围+brace胳膊→进入怀抱 → 拥抱
"He held her to him in a warm embrace."
他热列地拥抱她.
近义：hold, hug, clasp, cuddle, embosom, honor
反义：quit, reject, relinquish, resign, waive, abandon
surprised
[[sə'praizd]]
a. 感到惊讶的
近义：astonished, astounded, stunned, startled, gobsmacked, amazed
反义：apathetic, impassible, imperturbable, indifferent, insensible, ardorless
adv. 常常;经常;时常;再三;
💡 十(ten)有八九的(of)， 经常的
"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."
人们常常认为睡眠在某种意义上来说类似死亡。
近义：manyfold, oft, oftentimes, repeatedly, usually, offtimes
反义：infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes
n. 嗓音;（动词的）语态;呼声，发言权;歌唱才能;
vt. 发音;表达，说出;给（一部乐曲）配上声部;给（如管风琴音管）整声;
"an amiable tone of voice"
亲切的声调
近义：articulate, mouth, phrase, pronounce, release, reveal