What is called poetic insight is the gift of discerning, in this sphere of strangely mingled elements, the beauty and the majesty which are compelled to assume a garb so sordid.

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insight ['ɪn'saɪt] 词频5 词根: in
n. 洞察力,洞悉;直觉,眼光;领悟;顿悟;
💡 in进入+sight眼光→眼光看进去→洞察力
"The research will provide direct insight into molecular mechanisms."
这项研究将使人能够直接地了解分子的机理.
近义:incisiveness, interpenetration, assimilation, penetration, perception, realization
gift [ɡɪft] 词频1
n. 赠品,礼物;天赋;赠送;天资; vt. 赋予;向…赠送;天赋权力(或才能等);授予;
💡 give(给予)+t(表示抽象名词的后缀)→赠与;礼物
"The watch was a gift from my mother."
这块表是母亲给我的礼物。
近义:present, treat, bestowal, giveaway, offering, charity
discerning [dɪ'sɝnɪŋ]
adj. 有识别力的;有洞察力的;眼光敏锐的; v. 看见( discern的现在分词);识别,辨明;觉察出;
💡 dis区分+cern=seen看见+ing形容词后缀 → 有辨识能力的;眼光敏锐的
"She has a discerning palate."
她的味觉很敏锐.
近义:judging, intelligent, judicious, astute, perceptive, percipient 反义:illogical, inane, inconsistent, irrational, mad, meaningless
sphere [sfɪr] 词频3
n. 球(体);(兴趣或活动的)范围;势力范围;天体,如行星或恒星; vt. 形成球体;包围,围绕;置于球面内部;
💡 spher(ball)+e(名词后缀)→球;球体;天体;范围;地位
"This area was formerly within the sphere of influence of the US."
这一地区先前属于美国的势力范围。
近义:ball, orb, globe, province, range, realm
beauty ['bjuti] 词频1
n. 美好;美人;完美;突出的范例;
💡 bell, beau 美好
"Her beauty appeared ageless."
她的美显得经久不衰。
近义:loveliness, niceness, preciousness, prettiness, pulchritude, sightliness 反义:hideousness, plainness, unsightliness
majesty ['mædʒəsti] 词频2 词根: maj
n. 主权,统治权;陛下,王权;庄严,雄伟;光轮中的耶稣(圣母、上帝)圣像;
💡 majes =great伟大+ ty 表名词→ 雄伟,威严,尊严;陛下
"the sheer majesty of St Peter's in Rome"
罗马圣彼得大教堂的雄伟庄严
近义:impressiveness, magnificence, magnitude, stateliness, royalty, dignity 反义:nonissue, pinhead, smallness, trifle, insignificancy

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