Wisdom alone is true ambition's aim Wisdom the source of virtue, and of fame, Obtained with labor, for mankind employed, And then, when most you share it, best enjoyed.

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wisdom ['wɪzdəm] 词频2 词根: wise
n. 智慧,明智;常识,好的判断力;知识,学问;古训;
💡 wis=wise智慧的+dom状态或领域 →智慧
"The received wisdom is that they cannot win."
大家一致认为他们不会赢。
近义:prudence, sageness, sanity, sensibleness, carefulness, discretion 反义:nescience, philistinism, unacquaintance, unawareness, unfamiliarity, benightedness
alone [ə'lon] 词频1 词根: a
adj. 单独的;独一无二的;独自的; adv. 单独地;独自地;孤独地;只,只有;
💡 al(all)+one→单独的(地)(=quite by oneself)
"She was alarmed at the prospect of travelling alone."
她一想到独自旅行的情景就害怕。
近义:isolated, lone, remote, secluded, sequestered, solitary 反义:joint
ambition [æm'bɪʃən] 词频2 词根: it
n. 抱负;渴望得到的东西;追求的目标;夙愿; vt. 追求;有…野心;
💡 amb大+it行走+ion名词后缀→走大步→雄心,志向
"She never achieved her ambition of becoming a famous writer."
她一直未能实现当名作家的夙愿。
近义:covet, dream, moneygrubbing, avarice, avidity, avidness 反义:humanitarianism, largeheartedness, largess, largesse, liberality, munificence
source [sɔrs] 词频1
n. 根源,本源;源头,水源;原因;提供消息的人; vt. (从…)获得;发起;向…提供消息;寻求(尤指供货)的来源; vi. 原料来源;起源;寻求来源;寻求生产商(或提供商);
💡 source(rise)→泉源;源头
"I've heard from a reliable source that company is running very badly."
我已从一位可靠人士那儿获悉,这家公司经营得非常糟糕.
近义:resort, resource, procedence, provenance, provenience, root
fame [fem] 词频1 词根: fam
n. 名声;名望;传闻;传说; vt. 使闻名;使出名;使有名望;<古>盛传;
💡 fa, fabl, fam, fan =speak,表示”说”#词根助记:名声是靠口口相传的
"the Country Music Hall of Fame"
乡村音乐名人堂
近义:name, notoriety, popularity, prestige, remarkableness, renown 反义:belittling, discredit, disrepute
mankind [mæn'kaɪnd] 词频1
n. 人类;男性,男子;
💡 man人+kind 种类→ n.人类
"the history of mankind"
人类的历史
近义:humanity, humankind, humans, man, civilization

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