The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
📚 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. 最后的;极限的;首要的;最大的;
n. 终极;顶点;基本原理;基本事实;
💡 ultim- 表”最后”
"He was forced to face the ultimate humiliation the next morning."
第二天一早他被迫面对那个莫大的耻辱.
近义：climax, height, culmination, quintessential, extreme, last
反义：hither, immediate, near, nearby, nearest, neighboring
n. 测量，测度;措施;程度;尺寸;
vt. 测量;估量;
vi. 测量;测量（大小，容量，尺寸等）;
💡 meas计量，测量+ure名词后缀 → 测量，测定
"How do you measure the volume of a gas?"
你如何计量气体的体积？
近义：meter, quantify, dose, gauge, measurement, measuring
n. 公开辩论;论战;
💡 contro相反+vers转变+y表状态、行为→ 使结论向相反方向转变→争论；议论
"The issue engendered controversy."
这个问题引起了争论。
近义：contention, dispute, argument, jangle, polemic, polemics
反义：arrangement, negotiation, pact, bargain, settlement, treaty
n. 安慰;舒适;使人舒服的事物;给予援助或安慰的人或事;
vt. 安慰，使舒适;使（痛苦等）缓和;
💡 fort(=forc表力) force 力 一起(com)用力(fort)使舒适 安慰 向外(e)用力(fort)叫 努力(effort) 使(en)有力(fo
"A small drop in the inflation rate was cold comfort for the millions without a job."
对数百万失业者来说，通货膨胀率的微降是不起作用的安慰。
近义：appease, liven, assure, mollify, pacify, balm
反义：prostrate, undeceive, abate, chill, disenthrall, damp
n. 挑战;盘问;质疑;怀疑;
vt. 质疑;向…挑战;
vi. 提出挑战，要求竞赛（或竞争）;驳斥;
💡 叉那鸡（谐音）：用叉子叉那只鸡是 挑战 网友：zhang 补充：chall=call（喊叫）+eng=ing（发生了一次元音字元音变）+e（名词后缀，只表示这是
"It was a challenge, keeping ten boisterous seven-year-olds amused."
要逗着十个好动的七岁孩子玩真是一种挑战。
近义：impugn, negate, object, oppose, oppugn, outdare
反义：back, backstop, reinforce, second, support, advocate
times
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n. 时代;有时;总是;落后于时代;时间( time的名词复数 );时机;时代;所需时间;
prep. 乘，乘以;
"I called several times, but only got the answering machine."
我打了几次电话，但只有电话答录机答话。
近义：epochs