It is far better to be silent than merely to increase the quantity of bad books.
📚 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
adv. 仅仅，只不过;只是;纯粹;全然;
💡 mere仅仅 + ly...的 → ad.仅仅，只不过
"Do you really want to go or are you merely being amiable?"
你是真的想去呢,还是仅仅为了表示友好?
近义：just, only, purely, simply, solely, but
vt.& vi. 增加，增大，增多;
vt. 增强，增进;[缝纫]放（针）;
vi. 增强;增进;增殖，繁殖;[缝纫]放针;
💡 in向内+crease增→增加
"He had the audacity to ask for an increase in salary."
他竟然厚着脸皮要求增加薪水.
近义：heighten, hike, hypo, increment, intensify, magnify
反义：lessen, lower, reduce, slack, slacken, deescalate
n. 量，数量;定量，大批;数目;[语音学、韵律学]音量（指元音或音节的长短）;
💡 quant 多少，数量+ ity 表名词 → n.量，数量，分量
"She was burdened with a large quantity of parcels."
她吃力地捧着一大堆包裹.
近义：magnitude, number, reckoning, value, sum, volume
adj. 较好的;更合适的;能力更强的;好转的;
adv. 更好地;更妥;更;
v. 胜过;上进;
n. 更好者;更有才智者;
"We're hoping for better weather tomorrow."
我们希望明天天气转好。
近义：improve, perfect, upgrade, meliorate, complete, enrich
反义：intensify, worsen, aggravate, deteriorate, exacerbate, lousy
adj. 沉默的，无言的;寂静的，无声的;静止的;[语]不发音的;
n. 无声电影;
💡 si(死)+lent(借):别人找你借书时装死相- 沉默的
"The " e " in " time " is a silent letter."
time中的e不发音.
近义：mum, mute, muted, noiseless, quiet, reserved