Never lose sight of this important truth, that no one can be truly great until he has gained a knowledge of himself, a knowledge which can only be acquired by occasional retirement.
📚 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
adj. 重要的;权威的;有势力的;有地位的;
💡 import重要的 + ant 具有...性质的 → a.重要的；有势力的
"Earthworms do the important job of aerating the soil."
蚯蚓做了使土壤透气的重要工作。
近义：appreciable, indispensable, interesting, landmark, major, material
反义：idle, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insubstantial, meaningless
n. 真理;真相，事实;忠实，忠诚;现实，现实性;
💡 tru相信，真实+th抽象名词 →事实，真理
"He adjured them to tell the truth."
他要求他们讲真话。
近义：honesty, reality, reliability, sooth, substantiality, truthfulness
反义：hypocrisy, imposture, meretriciousness, phoniness, spuriousness, truthlessness
adv. 真正;精确地，正确地;忠实的，诚实地;正当地;
💡 tru=true真实+ly表副词 →真正地，确实地
"a truly memorable occasion"
非常难忘的时刻
近义：aright, just, openly, authentically, particularly, properly
反义：hypocritically, falsely
n. 了解，理解;知识（表示多方面的知识时有复数knowledges这一用法）;学科;见闻;
💡 know知道+ledge框架 → 知识
"She has acquired a good knowledge of English."
她英语已经学得很好。
近义：idea, learning, notion, background, sageness, sapience
反义：nescience, philistinism, unacquaintance, unawareness, unfamiliarity, benightedness
n. 退休，退职;引退，隐居;退隐处;
💡 re 回、向后 + tire 疲劳+ ment 表示行为、行为的过程或结果 → n.退休, 引退, 退却, 撤退
"retirement and the consequential reduction in income"
退休与随之而来的收入减少
近义：pension, superannuation, pullback, pullout, recoil, retreat
vt. 失去;错过;遗失;耽搁;
vi. 损失;输掉;走慢;降低价值;
💡 10(lo)个司仪(se) 遗失了
"It is easy for children to lose their self - esteem ."
孩子很容易失去 自尊.
近义：mislay, misplace, miss, waste
反义：prosper, thrive, triumph, win, overcome, conquer