Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.
📚 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. 简单地,朴素地;(引出概括或解释)不过,仅仅;简直;<非正>实在;
💡 sim一次 + ply 折叠 →折一次 → ad.简单地;朴素地
"The clock is simply for ornament; it doesn't work any more."
这架时钟纯属摆设,它再也不走了。
近义:just, merely, only, purely, solely, but
反义:elaborately, painfully, wearisomely, challengingly, hardly
n. 形状,形式;外形;方式;表格;
vt. 形成;构成;组织;塑造;
vi. 形成,产生;排队,整队;
💡 form =shape,表示”形状”
"The noun " mouse " is the singular form of " mice " ."
名词mouse是 mice 的单数形式.
近义:past, background, record, dossier, antecedents, institute
反义:hypertrophy, misshape, twist, uglify, warp, contort
n. 点;要点;得分;标点;
vt. (意思上)指向;削尖;加标点于;指路;
vi. 表明;指向;
💡 point(prick)→点;地点;目的;时刻;使锐利;指示
"Racial tension has reached boiling point ."
种族间的紧张状态已达到一触即发的程度。
近义:range, aim, hone, sharpen, strap, strop
n. 勇气;胆量;魄力;肝胆;
💡 靠(c)我们的(our)年龄(age)鼓起 勇气
"courage in the face of adversity"
面对逆境的勇气
近义:heart, intrepidity, manhood, manliness, mettle, nerve
反义:intimidation, poltroonery, recreancy, spinelessness, timidity, unmanliness
n. 美德;德行;价值;长处;
💡 我求”(谐音) 美德
"He was considered to be a paragon of virtue."
他被认为是品德尽善尽美的典范.
近义:virtuousness
反义:disadvantage