Death is as light as a feather; duty as heavy as a mountain.
📚 名句词汇解析
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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
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. 光;发光体;电灯;点火器;
adj. 轻的;明亮的;浅色的;少量的;
v. 点燃;照亮;用光指引;
adv. 轻地，轻装地;
💡 房间光线（light）明暗度正好（right）
"The office was light and airy."
办公室又明亮又通风。
近义：illuminate, illumine, lighten, brighten, ignite, incandescence
反义：quench, douse, extinguish, murk, murkiness, obscurity
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
adj. 重的，沉重的;大量的，浓密的;激烈的;重型的;
n. 重物;庄重的角色;
adv. 密集地;大量地;笨重地;
"There is heavy traffic in the downtown area tonight."
今夜闹市区交通繁忙。
近义：hotshot, lion, mogul, nabob, notable, personage
反义：ingravid, lightweight, thin, underweight, weightless, filmy