Duty is heavier than a mountain, death lighter than a feather.
📚 名句词汇解析
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n. 职责，责任;义务;职责或工作;税收;
💡 deb, du =owe (欠债)
"It is my duty to report it to the police."
把这事报告给警方是我的责任。
近义：job, obligation, obstriction, onus, responsibility, commitment
反义：authorization, permission
n. 山，山岳;山脉;一大堆;大量;
💡 mount登上+ain名词后缀 → 山
"the eastern slopes of the mountain"
东山坡
近义：highlands, hill, mount, sierra, highland, savage
n. 死亡;（某种）死法，死亡方式;病危;死神;
💡 dead(死)+th(表示抽象名词的后缀)→死的
"a verdict of accidental death"
意外死亡的裁决
近义：passing, quietus, decease, demise, disappearance, end
反义：inception, nascence, nascency, onset, origin, rising
lighter
['laɪtɚ]
n. 打火机;点火器;点火者;驳船;
adj. 较轻的( light的比较级);较淡的;
vt. 用驳船运;
💡 light点火+er表名词 →打火机
"The paint can be diluted with water to make a lighter shade."
这颜料可用水稀释以使色度淡一些。
n. 羽毛，翎毛;状态，心情;种类;桨叶的水平运动;
v. 给装上羽毛，用羽毛装饰;使（桨）与水面平行;长羽毛;
💡 父亲(father)的被子(e)是 羽毛做的
"Winning the gold medal was a feather in his cap."
夺得金牌是他值得自豪的成就.
近义：plume, fletch, quill