All ambitions are lawful except those that climb upward on the miseries or credulities of mankind.
— Joseph Conrad  ·  No category

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except [ɪk'sɛpt] 词频1 词根: ceive
vt. 把…除外;不计; prep. 除…外; conj. [口语]要不是;除非;除…以外; vi. 反对，表示异议（与 to 或 against连用）;
💡 ex出+cept拿，抓，握住→拿出 → 除外
"I received nothing except what was due to me."
除了我应得的东西,我并未接受任何东西.
近义：omit, preclude, void, blackball, exclude, barring 反义：realize, accommodate, consider
upward ['ʌpwɚd] 词频2 词根: up
adj. 向上的，上升的;升高的; adv. 向上地，上升地;
💡 up向上+ward向... →向上的
"an upward movement in property prices"
房地产价格的上升
近义：ascendant, ascendent, ascending, rising, uphill, upline 反义：downward, downwards
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
lawful ['lɔ:fəl] 词频4
adj. 合法的;法定的;守法的;法律许可的;
"It is not lawful to park in front of a hydrant."
在消火栓前停车是不合法的.
近义：jural, legal, legit, legitimate, licit, original 反义：illegal, illegitimate, illicit, lawbreaker, lawless, outrageous
climb [klaim] 词频1 词根: cl-
v. 攀登;爬;登山;上升; n. 攀登;山，岩;增值;晋升;
💡 长(c)四肢(limb)向上 爬
"the first Briton to climb Everest without oxygen"
第一个未借助氧气设备登上珠穆朗玛峰的英国人
近义：arise, ascend, rise, soar, tower, clamber 反义：dismount, alight, lapse, lower, peter, reduce
ambitions
n. 抱负( ambition的复数形式 ); 渴望得到的东西; 追求的目标; 夙愿

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"Being a woman is a terribly difficult task since it consists principally in dealing with men."
"For the great mass of mankind, the only saving grace needed is a steady fidelity to what is nearest to hand and heart for the short moment of each human effort."
"Strength is just an accident arising from the weakness of others."
"I can't tell if a straw ever saved a drowning man, but I know that a mere glance is enough to make despair pause. For in truth we who are creatures of impulse are creatures of despair."
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