Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important. They don't mean to do harm but the harm does not interest them.
📚 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. 人,人类;居民;人民;种族;
vt. 居住于,布满;使住满人,在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义:populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反义:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
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
adj. 一半的,半个的;
n. 半;一半;(啤酒等饮料的)半品脱;(比赛、音乐会等的)半场;
adv. 一半;部份地;
"He has sunk half his fortune into a new business undertaking."
他已把一半财产投资于一个新企业.
近义:mid, midway, partially, semi
反义:absolutely, off, outright, perfectly, plumb, positively
n. 损害;伤害;危害;
vt. 伤害;损害;危害;
💡 h+arm:长颈鹿(h)的手臂(arm)被 损害 网友:lujian3138 补充:h=hand, arm=武器, 手旁放个武器, 伤害.
"He would never frighten anyone or cause them any harm ."
他永远不会吓唬或伤害任何人。
近义:hurt, impair, injure, penalize, prejudice, spoil
反义:improve, avail, profit, stead, advantage, aid
adj. 已完成的;煮熟的;合乎礼仪的;合乎规矩的;
int. (表示接受建议);
v. 做( do的过去分词);干;
"When you're done, perhaps I can say something."
等你说完,也许我可以说点什么。
近义:made, terminated, accomplished, complete, completed, concluded
n. 世界;地球;领域;尘世;
💡 一句(l)话(word)讲出 世界的本质
"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:humanity, civilisation, civilization, orb, earth, globe
📜 T. S. Eliot 的更多名言
"Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?"