Pride, like laudanun and other poisonous medicines, is beneficial in small, though injurious in large quantities. No man who is not pleased with himself, even in a personal sense, can please others.
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adj. 有毒的;有害的;恶意的;<口>讨厌的;
💡 poison毒+ous.....的 →有毒的
"The leaves of yew trees are poisonous to cattle."
紫杉树叶会令牛中毒.
近义：noxious, poison, poisoning, baleful, baneful, toxic
反义：helpful, auspicious, profitable, propitious, salutary, useful
adj. 有利的，有益的;[法]可享受利益的;
💡 bene好+fic做+ial表形容词，“有…的” →有好处的
"I hope your holiday will be beneficial to you."
我希望你的假期会对你有益.
近义：helpful, auspicious, profitable, propitious, salutary, useful
反义：inauspicious, negative, opposed, perverse, averse, bad
adj. 伤害的;中伤的;不公正的;
💡 in不+jur发誓，法律+ious...的→ 不合法的 → 有害的
"Reading while riding in a car is injurious to one's eyes."
在汽车上看书容易损害眼睛.
近义：hurtful, insulting, malignant, negative, noxious, obnoxious
adj. 高兴的;自鸣得意;（用于初次见面握手时）很高兴认识您;称心满意;
v. （使…）高兴( please的过去式);（使…）满意;想要;喜欢;
💡 pleas=please高兴+ed形容词后缀 → 高兴的
"Whichever day you come, we will be pleased to see you."
无论你哪一天来, 我们都很高兴.
近义：humored, appreciative, indebted, satisfied, thankful, welcome
反义：manque, wistful, choked, unfulfilled, disabused, disenchanted
adj. 个人的，私人的;身体的;亲自的;人身攻击的;
n. （报刊上的）人事栏，分类人事广告版;人称代名词;关于个人的简讯;
💡 person人+al...的 →个人的
"Her sole aim is personal aggrandizement."
她唯一的目的就是扩大个人权势。
近义：private, privy, cozy, cosy, cosey, cozie
反义：open, overt, patent, communal, cold, glassy
n. 感觉，官能;意识，观念;理性;识别力;
vt. 感到;理解，领会;检测出;
💡 sens(feel)+e(名词后缀)→感官；知觉；意义；判断力；感知
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义：intuit, perceive, feel, apprehend, note, notice