The significance of a man is not in what he attains, but rather what he longs to attain.
— Kahlil Gibran  ·  No category

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significance [sɪɡ'nɪfɪkəns] 词频3 词根: sign
n. 意义;意思;重要性;
💡 sign记号，信号+ific产生…的+ance名词后缀→带有信号→重要；意义
"a decision of major political significance"
具有重大政治意义的决定
近义：import, meaning, purport, purposefulness, sense, significancy 反义：nonissue, pinhead, smallness, trifle, insignificancy
attain [ə'ten] 词频2 词根: at
vt.& vi. 达到，获得;遂愿;经过努力到达某事物; vt. 达到，实现;获得;到达; vi. 达到;获得;到达;
💡 at一再+tain拿住→获得；达到
"The cheetah can attain speeds of up to 97 kph."
猎豹的奔跑速度每小时可达97公里.
近义：implement, obtain, reach, realize, satisfy, accomplish 反义：lose, miss
rather ['ræðɚ] 词频1
adv. 稍微，有点;相当，颇;宁愿;相反地; int. 当然啦，怎么不;
💡 她的（her）老鼠(rat) 相当肥
"I would rather go out tonight, if you don't mind."
如果你不介意的话,我宁愿今晚出去.
近义：heretofore, instead, preferably, preferentially, previously, before
attains
v. （通常经过努力）实现( attain的第三人称单数 ); 达到; 获得; 达到（某年龄、水平、状况）
longs
[经] 多头户(或多头), 买空者

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"Every man loves two women;the one is the creation of his imagination and the other is not yet born."
"You give little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give."
"They deem me mad for I will not sell my days for gold; I deem them mad for they think my days have a price."
"If indeed you must be candid, be candid beautifully."
"Love is know the pain of too much tenderness."
"If you cannot work with love but only with distaste, it is better that you should leave your work."
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— Sir Walter Scott
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