He who esteems trifles for themselves is a trifler; he who esteems them for the conclusions to be drawn from them, or the advantage to which they can be put, is a philosopher.
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pron. 他[她,它]们自己;他们亲自;“himself”的复数;“herself”的复数;
💡 them他们+selves自己的复数 → 他们自己,
"All our officers are trained to defend themselves against knife attacks."
我们所有的警察都接受过自卫训练,能够对付持刀袭击。
近义:herself, himself, itself, oneself, them, yourself
n. 有利条件;益处;优越(性);处于支配地位;
vt. 有利于;有益于;促进;使处于有利地位;
vi. 得益,获利;
💡 advant前面+age表名词 →利益,好处
"Take advantage of low-season airfares."
利用淡季飞机票价。
近义:overtaking, surpassing, improve, avail, profit, benefit
反义:disfavor, waste, dilapidation, hindrance, inconvenience, demerit
n. 哲学家,哲人;思想家,学者;豁达的人;爱卖弄大道理者;
💡 philo爱+soph智慧+er者→哲学家,思想家
"the Greek philosopher Aristotle"
希腊哲学家亚里士多德
近义:thinker, philosophe
adj. 疲惫的;憔悴的;互无胜负的;拔出鞘的;
v. 绘画( draw的过去分词);拖;拉;拔出;
"The government has drawn up guidelines on the treatment of the mentally ill."
政府制订了对待精神病人的指导方针。
近义:portrayed