Riches may enable us to confer favours, but to confer them with propriety and grace requires a something that riches cannot give.
📚 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
vt. 使能够，提供做…的权利[措施];使可能;授予权利或方法;
💡 en使…进入状态+able能够→使能够
"The sessions will enable you to discuss problems with fellow asthma sufferers."
这些环节让你和其他哮喘病患者一起讨论问题.
近义：ease, expedite, facilitate, authorize, qualify, intitle
反义：inactivate, incapacitate, quiesce, void, deactivate, defuse
n. <正>礼貌;规矩;正当;合适;
💡 propri恰当的+ety表名词，状态→拥有[风度]→适当
"We hesitated at the propriety of the method."
我们对这种办法是否适用拿不定主意.
近义：honesty, appropriateness, apropriateness, mores, politeness, refinement
反义：impoliteness, impudence, inappropriateness, incorrectness, indelicacy, insolence
n. 恩泽;优雅;慈悲;魅力;
v. 使优美;惠赐;
💡 grace=grat 感激→ 感激别人态度一定好 → 文雅
"How long has Grace been involved with that red - haired boy?"
格雷斯与那个红头发的小伙子来往多久了?
近义：benedicite, honor, adorn, dignify, appeal, invitingness
反义：impoliteness, inelegance, abrasiveness, abruptness, asperity, rawness
vt. 授予，颁与;比较，对照;
vi. 商议，磋商;
💡 con(一起)+fer(拿):把意见拿到一起- 协商 赠予 网友：yqy补充： 讨论：把fer理解为“带有者”是否更好？而且，查词典也是这个意思
"He wanted to confer with his colleagues before reaching a decision."
他想与他的同事先商议一下再作出决定。
近义：impart, invest, award, present, render, accord
反义：shear, spoliate, bereave, deprive, despoil, destitute
vt.& vi. 给予;赠送;作出;
vt. 供给;产生;举办;（为购买某物或做某事而）支付;
vi. （物体）塌下;让步;
n. 伸展性，弹性;
💡 给吾(谐音): 给
"We'll give you a few minutes to play through."
我们再给你几分钟时间让你连续打下去.
近义：impart, minister, offer, award, present, procure
反义：attain, procure, purchase, reach, realize, secure