Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.
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n. 幸福;高兴;恰当;合适;
💡 happi=happy快乐+ness表名词→ 幸福,快乐
"I wish you the life of happiness and prosperity."
我祝你生活幸福、万事如意.
近义：joy, pleasure, bliss, blithe, eudaemonia, eudaimonia
反义：misery, misfortune, sadness, wretchedness, infelicity, discontent
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
adj. 应得某事物;值得做某事;可尊敬的;配得上的，相称的;
n. 杰出人物，伟人;
💡 worth价值 + y...的→ 有价值的；值得的
"to be worthy of attention"
值得注意
近义：honorable, honourable, merited, notable, respectable, respected
反义：undeserving, undignified, contemptible, despicable, disgraceful
n. 意志;目的;作用;（进行中的）行动;
vt. 有意;打算;企图（做）;决意（做）;
💡 pur始终+pose放→始终放的东西→目的，意图
"We spoke to little purpose — his mind was clearly made up already."
我们说的话几乎不起作用,他显然已下定决心了.
近义：intend, consider, appoint, ascribe, denote, designate
adj. 有毛病的，失常的;错误的，不正确的;不好的，不公正的;反对的，相反的，颠倒的，背面的，里面的;
adv. 不对，错误，失当;不好，不公正;逆，颠倒，翻转;有毛病，不舒服;
n. 过失，错误;不义的行为;不义行为;犯罪;
vt. 委屈，无理地对待，诽谤;
💡 勿(w)容(rong)忍 错误的
"I got it wrong. It wasn't the red one but the blue one."
我弄错了。不是红的那个，是蓝的那个。
近义：hurt, injure, insult, mistreat, offend, penalize
反义：heal, mend, rectify, reform, remedy, repair
n. 主意，想法;[哲]理念，观念;[乐]乐句;模糊想法;
💡 dear(亲爱的），你有什么好idea(主意）
"How does the idea of a holiday in Spain grab you?"
你对于到西班牙去度假这个主意感兴趣 吗 ?
近义：intent, knowledge, notion, purpose, think, thought