When we have become free, we need not go mad and throw up society and rush off to die in the forest or the cave; we shall remain where we were, only we shall understand the whole thing.
📚 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
n. 社会;上流社会;社团;社群;
adj. 上流社会的，社交界的;
💡 socie=social社会+ty表名词 → 社会，社团
"Racism is abhorrent to a civilized society."
文明社会憎恶种族主义。
近义：aristoi, community, institution, merging, partnership, brotherhood
反义：personhood, self, selfhood, distinctiveness, individual
n. 洞穴;〈方〉地窖;
vt.& vi. （使）塌陷，倒塌;暗中破坏;
vi. 屈服;
💡 cav洞+e → 山洞，洞穴，窑洞
"a dark dank cave"
阴暗潮湿的洞穴
近义：dig, excavate, cavern, crypt, den, dugout
n. 剩余物，残骸;残余;遗迹;遗体;
vi. 留下;保持;留待;依然;
vi.& link-v. 搁置;剩余，剩下;逗留;终属，归于;
💡 re回+main逗留→回来留下→剩余
"The money was donated by a local businessman who wishes to remain anonymous ."
这笔款子是当地一位不愿透露姓名的企业家捐赠的。
近义：keep, stay, get, persevere, hold, continue
反义：vary, alter
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
vi. 变为，成为;变得;变成;
vt. 适合，适宜;相称，相当;变成;发生;
💡 be(upon)+come→变为；成为(=to come upon）
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一个突然变得陌生而危险的世界里，他是她唯一的守护神。
近义：turn, wax, get, go, grow, suit
反义：remain, keep, stay, get
adj. 自由的;免费的;免税的;空闲的;
adv. 免费地;自由地，无拘束地;一帆风顺地;
vt. 免除;释放;使自由;解救;
"I have given him a free hand in the matter."
我让他在这件事情上放手干.
近义：liberate, loose, save, deliver, emancipate, enfranchise
反义：immure, apprehend, incarcerate, jail, arrest, mew