The defining function of the artist is to cherish consciousness.
📚 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. 功能，作用;应变量，函数;职务;重大聚会;
vi. 有或起作用;行使职责;
💡 funct活动+ion表名词 → 功能
"The function of the kidneys is to excrete wastes from the body."
肾的功能是排泄人体里的废物.
近义：ceremony, operate, perform, run, work, interrelation
n. 艺术家;画家;能手;骗子;
💡 art艺术+ist表示从事某种职业的人→艺术家，画家
"He is considered the foremost British artist of this century."
他被认为是本世纪英国第一流的艺术家.
近义：longhair, artiste, showman, entertainer, performer, soloist
vt. 珍爱;怀有;爱护;抚育;
💡 cher=char可爱的+ish表动词，如finish → 珍爱
"I cherish for you the liveliest feeling of affection and gratitude."
我对你怀有最强烈的爱和感激之情.
近义：appreciate, love, prize, relish, revere, savor
反义：underestimate, undervalue, downplay, disesteem
n. 意识，观念;知觉;觉悟;感觉;
💡 con全部+sci知道+ous形容词后缀+ness表示抽象名词 →意识，觉悟，知觉
"I can't remember any more—I must have lost consciousness ."
我想不起来了—我当时一定是失去了知觉。
近义：perception, awareness, cognizance, conscience, alertness
反义：stupor, catalepsy, coma