When I see the elaborate study and ingenuity displayed by women in the pursuit of trifles, I feel no doubt of their capacity for the most herculean undertakings.
📚 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
vi. 详尽说明;变得复杂;
vt. 详细制定;详尽阐述;[生理学]加工;尽心竭力地做;
💡 e使+labor劳动+ate形容词后缀→劳动出来→精做的
"the elaborate decoration on the carved wooden door"
木雕门上精美的装饰图案
近义:make, manufacture, process, work, brew, craft
反义:impair, kill, mar, obliterate, rack, ravage
n. 足智多谋,心灵手巧;独创性;独出心裁,设计新颖;巧妙,精巧;
💡 ingenu机灵+ity指具备某种性质→机灵,独创性,灵活性
"We were amazed at the ingenuity with which they solved their difficulties."
他们在解决困难中所表现的智慧使我们惊叹[佩服].
近义:inventiveness, jauntiness, keenness, liveliness, resourcefulness, scintillation
n. 追赶;工作;
💡 pursu=pursue追求+it名词后缀,表抽象名词 →追求
"He was unrelenting in his pursuit of legal mandate."
他坚决要求得到合法的托管权.
近义:hunt, hunting, inquiry, investigation, query, quest
n. 怀疑,疑虑;未确定;
vt. 怀疑,疑惑;
vi. 不确定,不能肯定或怀疑;
💡 doubt二→二种状态→怀疑
"a feeling of doubt and uncertainty"
迟疑不定的感受
近义:disbelieve, hesitation, hesitate, mistrust, question, stagger
反义:prove, reassure, verify, vouch, check, demonstrate
n. 容量;才能;性能;生产能力;
adj. 充其量的,最大限度的;
💡 cap拿,抓,握住+acity表名词,有...倾向→拿住的能力→容量;才能
"We mustn't attempt unrestricted expansion regardless if it is within our capacity."
我们不能不顾自己的能力企图无限制地发展.
近义:aptitude, aptness, potential, proficiency, skilfulness, skill
反义:impotence, inability, incapability, incompetence, incompetency, invalidity
n. 学习,研究;课题;书房;结论;
vi. 考虑;沉思;默想;努力;
vt. 想出;详细地检查;背诵(台词等);为…费心思;
"The figures for 2001 were used as a baseline for the study."
这项研究以2001年的数据为基础。
近义:investigate, assay, peruse, probe, research, resolve