Facing a mirror you see merely your own countenance; facing your child you finally understand how everyone else has seen you.
📚 名句词汇解析
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n. 镜子，反光镜;真实的写照;反映，借鉴;榜样;
vt. 反映;反射;
💡 mirr惊奇，看+or表名词→能看见自己的东西→镜子
"The mirror is functional yet decorative."
这镜子能照人，但也有装饰作用。
近义：reflect, bounce, deviate, angle, glass
adv. 仅仅，只不过;只是;纯粹;全然;
💡 mere仅仅 + ly...的 → ad.仅仅，只不过
"Do you really want to go or are you merely being amiable?"
你是真的想去呢,还是仅仅为了表示友好?
近义：just, only, purely, simply, solely, but
n. 表情;脸，面孔;赞同，支持;鼓励;
vt. 表示赞同;嘉奖;宽恕;
💡 coun=con全部+ten握住+ance表名词→全部控制→容忍，不提议见，表示支持 → 赞许，支持；形貌
"The committee refused to countenance his proposals."
委员会拒不同意他的方案。
近义：approbate, approve, ok, okay, pass, sanction
反义：impede, interdict, preclude, prohibit, ban, banish
adv. 最后，终于;总算;末后;结果;
💡 fin 结束，范围+ ally 表示方式、程度、状态、“...地” → ad.最后；不可更改的
"After roaming around nearly half his life, he finally settled down in Canada."
他过了半辈子的流浪生活, 最后在加拿大定居了下来.
近义：last, lastly, ultimately, definitively, eventually
反义：mainly, primarily, first, firstly, foremost
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
pron. 每人，人人;
💡 every每个的+one一个人→ pron.每人，人人
"The news astonished everyone."
这消息使大家十分惊讶。
近义：all, everybody