We're neither pure; nor wise; nor good; we do the best we know.
— Voltaire  ·  No category

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neither ['niðɚ]
adj. （两者）都不的; pron. 两者都不; adv. 两个都不;既不…也不; conj. 也不;既不;
💡 n(not)+either→既非；皆不；两者都不
"Neither party is willing to compromise and herein lies the problem."
双方都不愿意妥协，问题就在这里。
近义：no, either 反义：likewise, moreover, too, withal, besides, then
pure [pjʊr] 词频1 词根: pur
adj. 纯的;单纯的;纯真的;干净的; prep. 清晰的，纯正的;
💡 pur, purg Pur=pure, 表示”纯洁, 净化”
"He gazed at her with pure adoration."
他一往情深地注视着她。
近义：antiseptic, immaculate, aseptic, purified, refined, sheer 反义：insalubrious, messy, mingled, mixed, nasty, polluted
wise [waɪz] 词频1
adj. 聪明的，有智慧的;博学的，博识的;明白的;像智者的; vt. 使知道，使懂得;教导;指点; vi. 了解，知道;
"a wise and virtuous man"
博学多识的君子
近义：informed, judicious, knowing, knowledgeable, learned, lettered 反义：silly, stupid, tomfool, unaware, uneducated, unenlightened
best [bɛst] 词频1
adj. 最好的( good和well的最高级);最愉快的;最幸福的;最合适的; adv. 最好地;最出色地;最高标准地; n. 佼佼者;（个人的）最高水平;最重要的优越性;最好的东西，最合乎要求的事物; vt. [口]打败，胜过;
"He is arguably the best actor of his generation."
按理他是他那一代中最优秀的演员。
近义：master, outgo, outmatch, outrange, outrank, outstrip 反义：badder, baddest, worse
know [no] 词频1 词根: 知道
v. 知道;了解;认识;确信; n. 知情;
💡 知道know的人爱说自己不no知道
"Do you know your ABC?"
你认识所有的字母吗？
近义：learn, understand, get, cognize, comprehend, meet

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"...the safest course is to do nothing against one's conscience. With this secret, we can enjoy life and have no fear from death."
"When we hear news we should always wait for the sacrament of confirmation."
"Work saves us from three great evils: boredom, vice and need."
"Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too."
"It is amusing that a virtue is made of the vice of chastity; and it's a pretty odd sort of chastity at that, which leads men straight into the sin of Onan, and girls to the waning of their color."
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