That laughter costs too much which is purchased by the sacrifice of decency.
— Quintilian  ·  No category

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sacrifice ['sækrɪfaɪs] 词频1 词根: sacri
n. 牺牲;献祭，供奉;牺牲行为;[宗]基督的献身; vt.& vi. 牺牲，把…奉献给…;廉价卖出;牺牲，献祭;[棒]作牺牲打; vt. 献祭;奉献;牺牲;亏本出售;
💡 sacri神圣+fice做，制作→为神做的东西→牺牲，牺牲品
"The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality."
这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
近义：immolate, victimize, abnegate, immolation 反义：self, selfhood, egoism, egotism
decency ['disnsi] 词频5 词根: decent
n. 正派;正直;体面;社会上高尚文雅行为的标准;
💡 dec 美+ency 名词后缀→体面，庄重
"Her behaviour showed a total lack of common decency ."
她的举止显示她连起码的礼节都不懂。
近义：honesty, appropriateness, integrity, politeness, propriety, seemliness 反义：impertinence, impudence, impudency, impudicity, insolence, lip
laughter ['læftɚ] 词频2
n. 笑，笑声;〈古〉好笑的事;〈美俚〉力量悬殊得可笑的体育比赛;大笑;
"a bark of laughter"
一声大笑
近义：heehaw, laugh, laughing, mirth, tehee
costs
n. 费用；诉讼费；损失（cost的复数）
近义：expenses 反义：income, interest, profit, rental, revenues, finance
purchased
a. 已经购买的

📜 Quintilian 的更多名言

"A liar should have a good memory."
"Though ambition itself be a vice, yet it is often times the cause of virtues."
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"The perfection of art is to conceal art."
"Our minds are like our stomachs; they are whetted by the change of their food, and variety supplies both with fresh appetites."
"Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish."
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