A man can know nothing of mankind without knowing something of himself. Self-knowledge is the property of that man whose passions have their full play, but who ponders over their results.
📚 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
n. 人类;男性，男子;
💡 man人+kind 种类→ n.人类
"the history of mankind"
人类的历史
近义：humanity, humankind, humans, man, civilization
n. 了解，理解;知识（表示多方面的知识时有复数knowledges这一用法）;学科;见闻;
💡 know知道+ledge框架 → 知识
"She has acquired a good knowledge of English."
她英语已经学得很好。
近义：idea, learning, notion, background, sageness, sapience
反义：nescience, philistinism, unacquaintance, unawareness, unfamiliarity, benightedness
n. 特性，属性;财产，地产;[戏]道具;所有权;
💡 proper拥有+ty名词后缀 → 个人拥有的 → 财产；所有物；特性
"dishonest appropriation of property"
以欺骗的手法侵吞财产
近义：holdings, assets, means, ownership, patrimony, possessions
v. 知道;了解;认识;确信;
n. 知情;
💡 知道know的人爱说自己不no知道
"Do you know your ABC?"
你认识所有的字母吗？
近义：learn, understand, get, cognize, comprehend, meet
a. 博学的, 聪颖的, 精明的
近义：hip, informed, knowledgeable, learned, lettered, mindful
反义：silly, stupid, tomfool, unaware, uneducated, unenlightened
pron. （反身代词）他自己;（用以加强语气）他亲自，他本人;
"Yielding himself to his feelings of worthlessness, he tried to kill himself."
他总是觉得自己一无是处, 便企图自杀.
近义：herself, him, itself, oneself, themselves, yourself