The reason people blame things on previous generations is that there's only one other choice.
📚 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，人类;居民;人民;种族;
vt. 居住于，布满;使住满人，在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"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：populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反义：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
adj. 先前的;以前的;过早的;（时间上）稍前的;
adv. 在先，在…以前;
💡 pre以前+vi路[引申为走]+ous...的→以前走过的→先的，前的
"I should like to echo the words of the previous speaker."
我想重复前面一位发言者的话.
近义：introductory, onetime, back, precedent, preceding, prevenient
反义：hind, hindmost, back, postern, puisne, retral
n. 理由;原因;理性;理智;
vt.& vi. 推理，思考;争辩;辩论;向…解释;
💡 再（re）生一个（a）儿子(son)， 理由是第一个儿子夭折了
"The reason for the flood was that heavy rain."
水灾是那场大雨造成的.
近义：ratiocinate, think, conclude, deduce, deduct, motivation
反义：idiocy, applesauce, imbecility, inaccuracy, inanity, mistake
vt. 指责，责怪;归咎于;
n. 责备;责任;过失;
💡 不(b)是瘸子(lame)的错,不要 责备他 逼(b)跛(lame)子跑步应受 责备 网友：zxl 补充：责备（blame）是要发火（flame）的
"She doesn't blame anyone for her father's death."
她没把她父亲的死归罪于任何人。
近义：scapegoat, accuse, fault, impeach, impute, inculpate
反义：indulgence, pardon, purge, remit, resolve, spare
n. 选择;选择权;精选品;入选者;
adj. 上等的，精选的;
💡 后缀:ice 构成抽象名词,表示行为,情况
"The choice of players for the team seemed completely arbitrary."
看来这个队的队员完全是随意选定的。
近义：option, pick, preference, selection, picking, avenue