It is not the greatness of a man's means that makes him independent, so much as the smallness of his wants.
— William Cobbett  ·  No category

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independent ['ɪndɪ'pɛndənt] 词频1 词根: in
adj. 自主的;不相关连的;无党派的;不相干的人所做的（或提供的）; n. 独立自主的人;无党派人士;
💡 in不+depend依靠+ent...的 → 不依靠的 → 独立的
"The evidence was corroborated by two independent witnesses."
此证据由两名独立证人提供。
近义：liberated, maverick, nonpartisan, autonomic, autonomous, indie 反义：associate, attache, provisionary, provisory, reliant, secondary
greatness ['gretnɪs] 词频3
n. 伟大;崇高;著名;大;
"A man's deed is the touchstone of his greatness or littleness."
行动是一个人伟大或者渺小的试金石.
近义：immensity, magnitude, majesty, stateliness, vastness, grandeur 反义：nonissue, pinhead, smallness, trifle, insignificancy
means [minz] 词频2 词根: 心智
n. 方法（ mean的名词复数）;手段;收入;财富; v. 意味着（ mean的第三人称单数）;引起;打算或注定要某人成为或做某事;
"The inquiry is by no means cut and dried."
调查之事远未盖棺定论。
近义：approach, manner, method, mode, process, strategy
smallness
n. 小, 贫乏, 小气
近义：shortness, slightness, tininess, trifle, minuteness, diminutiveness 反义：influence, ascendancy, predominance, prevalence, prominence, pull
makes
v. 做, 制作（make的第三人称单数）
wants
n. 需求, 欲望, 必需品\\n[经] 消费者的欲望; 希望, 要, 想要

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