The charity that hastens to proclaim its good deeds, ceases to be charity, and is only pride and ostentation.
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n. 慈善(行为);施舍,捐助;慈善机关;仁爱,宽容;
💡 char可爱的+ity表名词 → 慈爱
"The bank staff got up to all sorts of antics to raise money for charity."
银行职员使出各种可笑的花招为慈善事业筹款。
近义:humanism, humanitarianism, kindliness, kindness, largeheartedness, largesse
反义:self, selfhood, egoism, egotism, selfish, calculating
vt. 宣告,公布;表明;赞扬,称颂;
💡 pro在前+claim呼喊,叫喊→在前面喊→公布
"His classic boyish looks seemed to proclaim his good humour and openness."
他的长相非常孩子气,显得性情很好且诚实坦率.
近义:predicate, promulgate, blazon, blaze, disclose, enounce
n. 摆阔;讲排场;炫耀;卖弄;
💡 ostent=ostens出现+ation表名词 →表面,表层→ 虚饰;虚有其表
"I don't like the ostentation of their expensive life - style."
他们生活奢侈,爱摆阔,我不敢恭维.
近义:lavishness, pomp, pomposity, pompousness, pretence, pretentiousness
反义:humbleness, lowliness, meekness
n. 自尊;骄傲;自满;(狮)群;
vt. 以…而自豪, 得意于…;
vi. 自豪,骄傲,得意;
💡 婆(p)会骑(ride)马很 骄傲 p(prince王子)+ride(骑):王子骑着高头大马很 骄傲 网友:马 胜 敏 补充:1:旁人(pr)成功时我自豪地拿着
"She was still young and in the pride of her beauty."
她仍然年轻貌美.
近义:imperiousness, insolence, insolency, arrogance, arrogancy, lordliness
反义:humbleness, lowliness, meekness, humility