Human Dignity has gleamed only now and then and here and there, in lonely splendor, throughout the ages, a hope of the better men, never an achievement of the majority.
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n. 人，人类;
adj. 人的;有人性的;显示人类特有弱点的;人本性的;
💡 hum土,地+an名词后缀，属于...的，传说人是由土造出的 → 人类
"The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump."
老师打了个比喻，把人的心脏比作水泵。
近义：mortal
n. 尊严;高尚;自豪;自尊;
💡 dign值得，高贵+ity抽象名词 → 威严，庄严
"She always comports herself with great dignity."
她的举止总是很端庄。
近义：honesty, honor, majesty, propriety, seemliness, stateliness
反义：humiliation, reproach, unworthiness, dishonourableness, defilement, disgrace
adj. 孤独的，孤单的;寂寞的;荒凉的，幽静的;在孤单中度过的;
💡 lone孤独的 + ly ...的 → a.孤独的；荒凉的；寂寞的
"She lives alone and often feels lonely."
她孑然一身，常感到寂寞。
近义：lone, lonesome, reclusive, secluded, solitary
prep. （表示时间）自始至终;在…期间;遍及…地域;遍及…场所;
adv. 处处;始终;在所有方面;
💡 through通过+out在外部 → 走到底最后到外面 → 遍及，到处
"His mother has been at his bedside throughout his illness."
在他生病期间，他母亲一直守候在他床边。
近义：off, outright, plumb, quite, roundly, thoroughly
n. 完成，达到;成就，成绩;
💡 achieve 达成+ ment表示行为、行为的过程或结果 → n.成绩,成就；实现,完成,达到
"the greatest scientific achievement of the decade"
这十年最伟大的科学成就
近义：hit, arrival, attainment, performance, prodigy, prowess
反义：infelicity, irregularity, lapse, miss, overthrow, shortcoming
n. 多数;（获胜的）票数;成年;法定年龄;
💡 major主要的+ity表名词 → 大多数
"The majority of people interviewed prefer TV to radio."
大多数接受采访的人都喜欢看电视多于听收音机。
近义：plurality, bulk
反义：nonage