In the frank expression of conflicting opinions lies the greatest promise of wisdom in governmental action.
— Louis D. Brandeis  ·  No category

📚 名句词汇解析

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expression [ɪk'sprɛʃən] 词频1 词根: press
n. 表现，表示，表达;表情，脸色，态度，腔调，声调;[数]式，符号;词句，语句，措辞，说法;
💡 ex出来+press挤压+ion名词后缀 →表达；表情
"He listened to her story with a stony expression."
他带着冷漠的表情听她讲经历.
近义：idiom, aphorism, articulation, locution, maxim, phrase 反义：still, stillness, quietness
promise ['prɑmɪs] 词频1 词根: miss
vt. 允诺，许诺;给人以…的指望或希望; vi. 许诺;有指望，有前途; n. 许诺;希望，指望;允诺的东西;
💡 pro前面+mise送，放出→在做事前送出的话→允诺
"If you make a promise you should fulfill it."
如果你许诺了,你就要履行你的诺言.
近义：assure, pledge, vow, offer, present, proffer 反义：recede, recoil, retire, retreat, withdraw, blench
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
frank [fræŋk] 词频2
adj. 坦白的，直率的;清楚表明的;明显的; n. 弗兰克;免费邮寄权;免费邮戳或签名;免费邮寄的信件; vt. 免费寄（邮件）;盖免费邮寄公章;盖邮戳;便于使（人）自由地来往;
💡 弗兰克（谐音）：弗兰克是一个 坦率而 真诚的人 网友：yqy补充： blank(adj 空白的; 没有表情的n 空白)都源于: ank表示quot白
"a full and frank discussion"
坦诚的充分讨论
近义：sincere, clear, honest, apparent, aboveboard, open 反义：jam, lock, obturate, bar, stop, throttle
governmental [[ˌgʌvʌn'mentl]] 词频5
a. 政治的, 统治上的, 政府的\\n[法] 政府的, 统治的, 政治上的
近义：government, gubernatorial
action ['ækʃən] 词频1 词根: ion
n. 行动，活动;功能，作用;手段;[法]诉讼;
💡 后缀:ion 构成抽象名词,表示行为,行为的结果
"The time has come for action if these beautiful animals are to survive."
若要使这些美丽的动物能生存下去，现在就要行动起来。
近义：movement, advance, implement, start, activate, proceeding 反义：inactivity, ineffectiveness, inertia, rest, inactiveness

📜 Louis D. Brandeis 的更多名言

"Our government is the potent, the omnipresent teacher. For good or ill, it teaches the whole people by its example."
"Nearly all legislation involves a weighing of public needs as against private desires; and likewise a weighing of relative social values."
"Behind every argument is someone's ignorance."
"America has believed that in differentiation, not in uniformity, lies the path of progress. It acted on this belief; it has advanced human happiness, and it has prospered."
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