The church was not merely a thermometer that recorded the ideas and principles of popular opinion; it was a thermostat that transformed the mores of society.
📚 名句词汇解析
从本句名言中提取的重要词汇，帮助你深度理解这句话
adv. 仅仅，只不过;只是;纯粹;全然;
💡 mere仅仅 + ly...的 → ad.仅仅，只不过
"Do you really want to go or are you merely being amiable?"
你是真的想去呢,还是仅仅为了表示友好?
近义：just, only, purely, simply, solely, but
n. 温度计;体温表;
💡 thermo热 + meter 计量，测量 → n.温度计，寒暑表
"the gradations on a thermometer"
温度计上的刻度
近义：pyrometer, thermograph
adj. 流行的，大众化的;民众的，大众的，公众的;通俗的，普通的，平易的;〈美俚〉自以为了不得的，骄傲的;
💡 popul人民+ar…的 → 大众的 → 流行的
"This is the most popular model in our whole range."
这是我们产品中最受欢迎的型号.
近义：appreciated, prized, regarded, respected, valued, celebrated
反义：ignored, obscure, unadmired, unbeknown, unfamiliar, unidentified
n. 意见，主张;评价;鉴定，判定;
💡 opin- 表”假设,想,判断”
"The general opinion is that the conference was a success."
普遍认为这次会议是成功的。
近义：judgement, judgment, notion, persuasion, sentiment, tenet
thermostat
['θɝməstæt]
n. 恒温（调节）器;
💡 thermo=heat热 + stat = stand站，立 →温度不变→ 恒温器
"This hotel is equipped with a central heating thermostat."
这家旅馆装有中央空调温度调节器.
近义：thermoregulator
mores
['mɔrez]
n. 风俗，民德，道德观念;
💡 mor道德+es表示复数 → 道德观念；风俗
"The essential element in the mores and in personal morality is consistency."
民风民德,以及个人道德中首要的因素是其连贯性.
近义：politeness, propriety, civilisation, civilization, conventions, courtesies