Wild animals never kill for sport. Man is the only one to whom the torture and death of his fellow creatures is amusing in itself.
— James A. Froude  ·  No category

📚 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

sport [spɔrt] 词频1 词根: s
n. 体育运动;乐趣;突变;朋友，老兄; v. 得意地穿戴;夸示;故意显示;嬉戏;
💡 s+port 拿，运→把自己从工作中解脱出来→使自己轻松一下→ 娱乐，玩，运动
"Cycling is Europe's second most popular sport."
骑自行车是欧洲第二流行的体育运动。
近义：display, play, romp, toy, dally, frisk
torture ['tɔrtʃɚ] 词频2 词根: 扭转
n. 拷问;折磨;痛苦;（精神上或肉体上的）折磨; vt. 使痛苦;使苦恼;使焦急;曲解;
💡 tort扭转+ure表名词→扭曲别人 →折磨
"Many of the refugees have suffered torture."
许多难民都遭受过拷打。
近义：macerate, martyr, mortify, plague, bait, rack 反义：appease, liven, assure, mollify, pacify, balm
death [dɛθ] 词频1
n. 死亡;（某种）死法，死亡方式;病危;死神;
💡 dead(死)+th(表示抽象名词的后缀)→死的
"a verdict of accidental death"
意外死亡的裁决
近义：passing, quietus, decease, demise, disappearance, end 反义：inception, nascence, nascency, onset, origin, rising
wild [waɪld] 词频1
adj. 野生的;野蛮的;狂热的;荒凉的; n. 荒野;未开化的地方;偏远地区;人烟稀少的地区; adv. 疯狂地;胡乱地;
💡 与温和的(mild)相反(m-w)即 野蛮的
"The former wild man of rock has reinvented himself as a respectable family man."
过去的那位摇滚狂人已经改变形象，成了一位体面的爱家的男人。
近义：backland, steppe, thicket, bushes, chaparral, nonsensical 反义：heedful, judicious, leery, levelheaded, moderate, precautious
kill [kɪl] 词频1
vt.& vi. 杀死…; vt. 使停止[结束，失败];破坏，减弱，抵消;使痛苦，使受折磨;使笑得前仰后合，使笑死了; n. 杀死;猎;被捕杀的动物;猎物; adj. 致命的;
💡 作“杀”的手势，说“k”掉那只鸡。
"An increase in crime could kill the golden goose of tourism."
犯罪率的上升可能会扼杀旅游业这只产金蛋的鹅。
近义：ice, liquidate, assassinate, murder, obliterate, shoot 反义：enliven
fellow ['fɛlo] 词频1
n. 同伴;男子;（大学的）研究员;（某些学院或大学的）董事; adj. 同伴的;同事的;同类的;同情况的; vt. 使…与另一个对等;使…与另一个匹敌;
💡 肥鹅(fe)认识1个(l)低(low) 男子
"He towers above his fellow students in mathematical ability."
他的数学才能胜过他的同学.
近义：individual, partner, person, single, subject, dude

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