It is thus with most of us; we are what other people say we are. We know ourselves chiefly by hearsay.
📚 名句词汇解析
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n. 人，人类;居民;人民;种族;
vt. 居住于，布满;使住满人，在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义：populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反义：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
adv. 首先，第一;主要;尤其;
adj. 领袖（般）的;
💡 chief主要的 + ly ...地→ adv. 主要地；首先
"We are chiefly concerned with improving educational standards."
我们主要关心的是提高教育水平。
近义：largely, mainly, mostly, primarily, principally
adv. 于是，因此;如此，这样，像这样，例如;到这程度，到这地步，这么;如下;
conj. 因此;
"Old people often try to economize on heating, thus endangering their health."
老年人常常想方设法节约用暖气，结果损害了他们的健康。
近义：sic, so, that, this
v. 知道;了解;认识;确信;
n. 知情;
💡 知道know的人爱说自己不no知道
"Do you know your ABC?"
你认识所有的字母吗？
近义：learn, understand, get, cognize, comprehend, meet
pron. “myself”的复数;我们自己;（把）我们自己;
"We enjoyed ourselves immensely."
我们快活极了。
近义：us, we
hearsay
['hɪrse]
n. 传闻，道听途说;小道消息;谣传;风言风语;
"You are only supposing this on hearsay, you have no proof."
你只是根据传闻想像而已, 并没有证据.
近义：murmur, babbling, rumor, rumors, rumour, scuttlebutt