I have the consolation of having added nothing to my private fortune during my public service, and of retiring with hands clean as they are empty.
📚 名句词汇解析
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adj. 私有的，私人的;秘密的;内心的;平民的，无官职的，士兵的;
n. 列兵，士兵，[陆]二等兵;〈古〉私人，个人;阴部，生殖器;
💡 priv单个+ate形容词后缀→个人的
"You can visit the whole palace except for the private apartments."
整座宫殿除内殿外均可参观。
近义：pfc, grunt, squaddie, inside, noteworthy, particular
反义：open, overt, patent, communal
n. （某人的）命运;富有;幸运;[常作复数]（人生事件中的）时运;
vt. 给予财富;
vi. 偶然发生;
💡 fortun=luck运+e表名词 → 运气，命运
"He amassed a fortune from silver mining."
他靠开采银矿积累了一笔财富。
近义：hazard, luck, accident, cess, chance, dace
反义：jinx, misadventure, mischance, miserableness, misery, mishap
adj. 公众的，公共的;公开的;政府的;人人知道的，知名的;
n. 大众;社会;公共场所;（文学家等的）爱读者;
💡 publ人民+ic...的 → 公开的，公众的
"The public are requested not to throw waste paper in the park."
公众被要求不得在公园里乱扔废纸.
近义：assistance, attendance, audience, turnout, concurrence, concurrency
反义：participator, plaintiff, sharer, actor, inside, noteworthy
n. 服务，服侍;服务业;维修服务;服役;
vt. 检修，维修;向…提供服务;保养;满足需要;
adj. 服务性的;耐用的;服现役的;
💡 serv服务+ice表名词，行为，状态 →服务
"The service has become heavily reliant on government support."
这项服务变得高度依赖政府扶持.
近义：mend, refit, repair, fix, job, occupation
反义：hurt, impair, injure, mar, perish, ruin
n. 安慰, 令人安慰的事物\\n[法] 安慰, 慰问
近义：appeasement, mollification, pacification, pacifying, placation, propitiation
反义：heartsickness, lassitude, malism, melancholy, mournfulness, prostration
retiring
[ri'taiəriŋ]
adj. 即将退休的;即将离职的;过隐居生活的;害羞的;
v. 退职，退役， （使）退休( retire的现在分词 );退下;撤退;就寝;
"a quiet, retiring man"
话少而又腼腆的男子
近义：introverted, asocial, noncommittal, owlish, reserved, bashful
📜 Thomas Jefferson 的更多名言
"We confide in our strength, without boasting of it; we respect that of others, without fearing it."