Praise, like gold and diamonds, owes its value only to its scarcity.
📚 名句词汇解析
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n. 赞扬，称赞;崇拜;赞词;
v. 赞扬，赞美;歌颂;崇拜;
💡 prais价值，评价+e→称其有很高价值，给以很高评价→称赞，赞美，赞扬，颂扬
"He referred to your work in terms of high praise."
他对你的工作大加赞扬.
近义：apotheosize, honor, hurrah, applaud, laud, magnify
反义：attack, recuse, reproach, batter, hammer, censure
n. 价值，价格;意义，涵义;重要性;（邮票的）面值;
vt. 评价;重视，看重;估价，给…定价;
💡 val(strong)+ue(名词后缀)→价值；估价；尊重
"The main criterion is value for money."
主要的标准是钱要用得划算。
近义：appreciate, prize, regard, relish, respect, treasure
反义：snub, coldshoulder
n. 不足，缺乏;稀少;萧条;
💡 scarc缺乏的 + ity 构成抽象名词，表示性质、状态 → n.缺乏, 不足
"a time of scarcity"
物资短缺时期
近义：inadequacy, insufficiency, absence, lack, meagerness, need
反义：lavishness, lot, luxuriance, luxuriancy, overabundance, plentifulness
n. 金，黄金;金色;金币;金饰品;
adj. 金（制）的，含金的;金色的;金本位的;
💡 g(哥)+old(老):哥哥老了变成 金子{家有一老如有一宝} g(给)+old(老):给老人 黄金养老
"The general's uniform was trimmed with gold braid."
将军的制服饰有金色穗带。
近义：au, auric, golden
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"It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust."