The ability to see beauty is the beginning of our moral sensibility. What we believe is beautiful we will not wantonly destroy.
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n. 能力，资格;能耐，才能;
💡 -ability 后缀,表示能力,合适性##-ility 后缀;表示”意义,有能力”
"The system has the ability to run more than one program at the same time."
该系统能够同时运行一个以上的程序。
近义：aptitude, aptness, intelligence, knack, potential, skilfulness
反义：impotence, inability, incapability, incompetence, incompetency, invalidity
n. 美好;美人;完美;突出的范例;
💡 bell, beau 美好
"Her beauty appeared ageless."
她的美显得经久不衰。
近义：loveliness, niceness, preciousness, prettiness, pulchritude, sightliness
反义：hideousness, plainness, unsightliness
n. 开始;根源;原始思想;前兆;
v. 开始( begin的现在分词);
💡 beginn=begin开始+ing表名词→开始，开端；起源
"From beginning to end his conduct had been despicable and wicked."
从头到尾他的行为既卑鄙又可恶.
近义：inauguration, inception, initiation, kickoff, leadoff, nascence
反义：outcome, pause, result, stop, suspension, termination
adj. 道德的，道义上的;精神上的;无疑的，当然的;教导道德的;
n. 寓意，教训;（尤指男女间的）品行;格言;〈古〉相对者;
💡 mor道德+al...的 → 道德的
"My sister came along just to give me some moral support."
我姐姐只是过来给我一些道义上的支持。
近义：parable, corollary, principled, righteous, deontological, ethical
反义：immodest, indecent, iniquitous, lewd, obscene, piacular
adj. 美丽的，美好的;极好的;
💡 beauti美丽+ful...的→美的，美丽的
"The time has come for action if these beautiful animals are to survive."
若要使这些美丽的动物能生存下去，现在就要行动起来。
近义：arresting, lovable, lovely, beauteous, charming, adorable
反义：homely, inartistic, unaesthetic, unattractive, unbeautiful, uncomely
vt. 破坏，摧毁;消灭，歼灭（敌人）;杀死;使失败;
💡 de坏+stroy=struct建造 → 毁坏，破坏
"It is proverbially easier to destroy than to construct."
谁都知道破坏容易建设难.
近义：shatter, impair, kill, mar, obliterate, rack
反义：mend, refit, repair, service, tinker