Today we are afraid of simple words like goodness and mercy and kindness. We don't believe in the good old words because we don't believe in good old values anymore. And that's why the world is sick.
📚 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. 简单的;单纯的;易受骗的;天真的;
n. 笨蛋;愚蠢的行为;出身低微者;
💡 sim(one by one)+ple(fold)→简单的；朴素的；单纯的
"her austere bedroom with its simple narrow bed"
她那仅有一张窄床的简陋卧室
近义：uncomplicated, basic, cushy, doss, easy, facile
反义：arduous, intricate, labored, laborious, onerous, painful
n. 良好;善良;精华;上帝;
int. 天哪，哎呀;
💡 good好的+ness表名词 →善行，优良
"For goodness' sake, just use your common sense!"
我的老天，你也凭常识想想！
近义：humanism, kindheartedness, kindliness, kindness, benevolence, benevolentness
反义：infamy, iniquity, malevolence, maliciousness, malignance, malignity
n. 宽容;怜悯;幸运;侥幸;
💡 merc(trade)+y(名词后缀)→慈悲
"Almighty God, have mercy on us."
全能的上主，请垂怜我们。
近义：indulgence, lenience, leniency, pity, ruth, sorriness
反义：heartlessness, inhumanity, ruthlessness, soullessness, truculence, truculency
n. 仁慈，善行;友好的行为;
💡 kind仁慈的+ness表名词 →仁慈
"an act of kindness"
善行
近义：humaneness, humanism, humanity, kindheartedness, kindliness, leniency
反义：impoliteness, rudeness, scurrility, solecism, uncouthness, unkindness
conj. 因为;
💡 cause, cuse 表原因,目的;司法程序,诉讼
"He was arrested because of his political affiliation."
他因所属政党的关系而被捕。
近义：since, whereas, for, forasmuchas
adv. （在）今天;现在;现今;现代，当代;
n. 今天，今日;现代，当代;现今;
💡 到（to）的天（day），是 今天
"Blimey, it's hot today."
哎呀，今天真热。
近义：now, nowadays