The follies which a man regrets the most in his life are those which he didn't commit when he had the opportunity.
— Helen Rowland  ·  No category

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commit [kə'mɪt] 词频2 词根: com
vt. 犯罪，做错事;把…托付给;保证（做某事、遵守协议或遵从安排等）;承诺，使…承担义务;
💡 com共同+mit送，放出→共同送→委任
"to commit an offense"
犯罪
近义：institutionalize, perpetrate, execute, imprison, incarcerate, jail
opportunity [ˌɑpɚˈtunɪti, -ˈtju-] 词根: port
n. 机会;适当的时机良机;有利的环境，条件;
💡 op=ob靠近 + portun=harbor港口+ ity 表名词 → 向港口靠近 →机会
"He took the opportunity to deliver us another snub."
他借机再次冷落我们.
近义：instance, occasion, case, episode, event, happening 反义：hindrance, hitch, knot, misadventure, mishap, obstacle
life [laɪf] 词频1
n. 生活，生计;生命，性命;一生，寿命;人生，尘世;
"My life seemed aimless."
我的生活似乎没有目标。
近义：being, existence, liveliness, spark, sprightliness, zest 反义：passing, quietus, decease, demise, disappearance, end
follies
n. 罪恶；时事讽刺剧（folly的复数形式）
近义：revue
regrets
n. （用于礼貌地表示拒绝）辞谢邀请的短柬或口信; 痛惜( regret的名词复数 ); 惆怅\\nv. 懊悔, 惋惜, 遗憾( regret的第三人称单数 ); 抱歉; 痛惜, 怀念; 感到懊悔, 感到遗憾
近义：condolence

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"A husband is what's left of the lover once the nerve has been extracted."
"To a woman the first kiss is just the end of the beginning but to a man it is the beginning of the end."
"When you see what some women marry, you realize how they must hate to work for a living."
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