Another flaw in the human character is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance.
— Kurt Vonnegut  ·  No category

📚 名句词汇解析

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human ['hjumən] 词频1 词根: hum
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
everybody ['ɛvrɪbɑdi] 词频1
pron. 每人，人人;大伙儿;各位;
💡 every每个 +body 人→ pron.每人，人人
"When I give the command, everybody pushes off together."
我一声令下, 大家就一起用桨把船撑离河岸.
近义：each, all, everyone
nobody ['nəubədi, -bɔdi] 词频1
pron. 没有人，无人; n. 小人物，无足轻重的人;
💡 no无 +body 人→ pron.谁也不；无人
"Nobody can gainsay his claims."
没人能够反驳他的说法。
近义：none
maintenance ['mentənəns] 词频3 词根: main
n. 维持，保持;保养，保管;维护;维修;
💡 main手+ten拿住+ance表名词 → 用手拿住 → 维持
"an evening class in car maintenance"
夜校的汽车维修课程
近义：husbandry, keep, keeping, maintaining, preserval, preservation
another [ə'nʌðɚ] 词频1
adj. 又一个;再一个;另一的;其他一种; pron. 另一个，别个;再一个;
"The company has now amalgamated with another local firm."
这家公司现在已与当地一家公司合并了。
近义：other
flaw [flɔ] 词频5 词根: fl-
n. 瑕疵，缺点;一阵狂风;短暂的风暴;裂缝，裂纹; v. 使生裂缝，使有裂纹;使无效;使有缺陷; vi. 生裂缝;变的有缺陷;
💡 f(法律)+law(漏洞):法律的漏洞- 瑕疵 f(find)+law(法律):法律总是去找 瑕疵
"The flaw in this stamp makes it less valuable."
这张邮票因为有点缺陷,不那么值钱.
近义：imperfection, taint, unsoundness, blemish, defect, defectiveness

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