As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light of meaning in the darkness of mere being.
📚 名句词汇解析
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vt. 看出;理解,了解;识别,辨别;
vi. 辨明,分清;
💡 dis分开+cern搞清,区别→分开搞清→区别
"Some people find it difficult to discern blue from green."
有些人很难分辨蓝色与绿色.
近义:understand, apprehend, note, notice, perceive, realize
adj. 单独的;惟一的;专有的,独占的;
n. 鞋底;有…底的 -soled;脚底;鳎(可食用比目鱼);
vt. 给(鞋)换底;
💡 sol单独+e→单独的,唯一的
"Her sole aim is personal aggrandizement."
她唯一的目的就是扩大个人权势。
近义:resole, flounder, one, only, single, unique
n. 意志;目的;作用;(进行中的)行动;
vt. 有意;打算;企图(做);决意(做);
💡 pur始终+pose放→始终放的东西→目的,意图
"We spoke to little purpose — his mind was clearly made up already."
我们说的话几乎不起作用,他显然已下定决心了.
近义:intend, consider, appoint, ascribe, denote, designate
n. 人,人类;
adj. 人的;有人性的;显示人类特有弱点的;人本性的;
💡 hum土,地+an名词后缀,属于...的,传说人是由土造出的 → 人类
"The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump."
老师打了个比喻,把人的心脏比作水泵。
近义:mortal
n. 存在,实在;生活,生活方式;实体,存在物;
💡 ex出+ist站立+ence名词后缀 →存在,生存
"belief in the existence of a benevolent god"
对于仁慈的神之存在的笃信
近义:presence, life, being
反义:inexistence, absence
n. 意思,意义;含义;意图;
adj. 有意思的;意味深长的;
vt. 意味(mean的现在分词);意思是;
💡 mean 意思+ ing 表示行为、状态、情况及其他 → n.意义,意思;意图
"contextual clues to the meaning"
上下文提供的理解其含义的线索
近义:import, purport, purposefulness, sense, significance, significancy
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"Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol or morphine or idealism."