We never understand what we're praying; and God, in His mercy, does not answer our prayers according to our understanding, but according to His wisdom.
📚 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
vt.& vi. 懂，理解;
vt. 了解;默认;听说;领会;
💡 under(under)+stand→懂；了解；通晓；认为
"That's just an approximation, you understand."
你知道那仅仅是近似值。
近义：ideate, imagine, apprehend, interpret, assimilate, penetrate
反义：misapprehend, misconstrue, mishear, misinterpret, misrepresent, misread
n. 宽容;怜悯;幸运;侥幸;
💡 merc(trade)+y(名词后缀)→慈悲
"Almighty God, have mercy on us."
全能的上主，请垂怜我们。
近义：indulgence, lenience, leniency, pity, ruth, sorriness
反义：heartlessness, inhumanity, ruthlessness, soullessness, truculence, truculency
vt. 理解，懂得;熟知，通晓;获知，理解;谅解;
vi. 理解，懂得;表示同情或谅解;据说;
n. 认识，了解;谅解;知识;
adj. 能谅解的;宽容的;通情达理的;
💡 under下+stand站立+ing名词后缀 → 理解
"an imperfect understanding of English"
对英语的不透彻理解
近义：idea, insight, knowledge, assimilation, notion, perception
反义：incoherence, incomprehension, disagreement, inharmony, nonapproval, nonconformity
n. 智慧，明智;常识，好的判断力;知识，学问;古训;
💡 wis=wise智慧的+dom状态或领域 →智慧
"The received wisdom is that they cannot win."
大家一致认为他们不会赢。
近义：prudence, sageness, sanity, sensibleness, carefulness, discretion
反义：nescience, philistinism, unacquaintance, unawareness, unfamiliarity, benightedness
vt.& vi. 答复; 解答; 答辩;适应;
n. 回答;答案;反应;足以媲美的人;
"We sought long and hard but found no answer."
我们作了长期的艰苦探索,但没有找到答案.
近义：reply, respond, satisfy, suffice, suit, fill
反义：examine, inquire, interrogate, order, probe, query
adv. 依照;
v. 给予( accord的现在分词 );使和谐一致;使符合;使适合;
💡 according→accord(v. 相一致)+ing→依照- 根据
"According to Mick, it's a great movie."
据米克说，这是一部了不起的电影。
近义：applicable, appropriate, apt, meet, pat, proper