In one important respect a man is fortunate in being poor. His responsibility to God is so much the less.
📚 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
adj. 重要的;权威的;有势力的;有地位的;
💡 import重要的 + ant 具有...性质的 → a.重要的；有势力的
"Earthworms do the important job of aerating the soil."
蚯蚓做了使土壤透气的重要工作。
近义：appreciable, indispensable, interesting, landmark, major, material
反义：idle, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insubstantial, meaningless
vt. 尊重;尊敬;关心;遵守;
n. 尊重，恭敬;敬意;某方面;
💡 re再+spect看→再看一眼→尊敬
"Respect for life is a cardinal principle of English law."
尊重生命是英国法律最重要的原则。
近义：honor, honour, obey, observe, prize, regard
反义：outrage, smirch, besmirch, deride, disgrace, dishonor
n. 责任;职责;责任感，责任心;负责任;
💡 re 再、重复 + spons承诺 + ibility 抽象名词 → n. (U)责任,责任心; 职责,义务
"The court absolved him of all responsibility for the accident."
法院宣告他对该事故不负任何责任。
近义：obligation, obstriction, onus, commitment, duty, function
反义：flippancy, authorization, permission
adj. 贫穷的，贫乏的;令人怜悯的，可怜的;匮乏的;低劣的;
n. the poor 贫困者，穷人;
💡 穿破（po）衣服的人（or），是因为 贫穷的
"Taxes should be levied more on the rich than on the poor."
向富人征收的税应该比穷人的多.
近义：indigent, impecunious, landless, meager, miserly, needy
反义：loaded, moneyed, monied, opulent, abundant, propertied
adj. 较少的（little的比较级）;较小的;较次的，较劣的;较不重要的;
adv. 较少地，较小地;
prep. 减去;少掉;不足;
n. 较少，较小;
"We aim to improve opportunities for the less advantaged in society."
我们的宗旨是为社会地位比较低下的人增加机会。
近义：least, lesser, minus
adj. 侥幸的，幸运的;带来幸运的，吉利的;
n. 有好运的人;
💡 for(因为)+t(她)+un(否定)+ate(吃):因为它没吃所以很 幸运 fortune(n.运气)-fortunate(a.幸运的)
"I have been fortunate enough to visit many parts of the world as a lecturer."
我很有福气，去过世界许多地方作演讲。
近义：jammy, lucky, privileged, successful, happy
反义：lamentable, luckless, miserable, ominous, poor, baleful