It is not in giving life but in risking life that man is raised above the animal; that is why superiority has been accorded in humanity not to the sex that brings forth but to that which kills.
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n. 动物，兽，牲畜;<俚>家畜，牲口;<俚>畜生（一般的人）;兽性;
adj. 动物的;肉体的;肉欲的;
💡 anim生命，精神+al名词后缀→有生命的东西→动物
"I have an allergy to animal hair."
我对动物毛过敏。
近义：beast, crittur, creature, critter, physical, beastly
反义：vegetal
n. 优越（性），优等;傲慢;
💡 super超级+ior较...+ity名词后缀→超过一般人的→优越(性),优等
"the superiority of this operating system"
这种操作系统的优越性
近义：hegemony, lead, leadership, mastery, predominance, preeminence
n. 人类;人性;人道;人文学科;
💡 human人类+ity名词后缀 →人性，人类
"The use of H - bombs would be an outrage against humanity."
使用氢弹是违反人道的暴行.
近义：humankind, humans, man, mankind, world, civilisation
反义：heartlessness, inclemency, inhumanity, insidiousness, mercilessness, rage
n. 生活，生计;生命，性命;一生，寿命;人生，尘世;
"My life seemed aimless."
我的生活似乎没有目标。
近义：being, existence, liveliness, spark, sprightliness, zest
反义：passing, quietus, decease, demise, disappearance, end
adv. 向前，向前方;露着的，往外的;[废语]出外，离家;
prep. 出自，从…离开;
"They set forth at dawn."
他们在黎明时出发。
近义：henceforth, henceforward, hereafter