I have discovered that all human evil comes from this, man's being unable to sit still in a room.
📚 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;
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
adj. 邪恶的,罪恶的;有害的;不幸的,不吉的;品行坏的;
n. 邪恶,罪恶;坏事,恶行;邪恶的力量、势力或化身;灾祸;
💡 e 加强或引申意义、使…+vil =base (卑劣的) → n.邪恶;祸害 a.坏的
"the evil effects of racism"
种族主义的恶劣影响
近义:ill, infirmity, malady, complaint, affection, disease
反义:goodness, humane, kind, kindhearted, kindly, loyal
adj. 不能的,不会的;无能力的,不熟练的;不能胜任的;〈罕,诗〉弱,无力的;
💡 un不+able形容词后缀, 具有某种性质的 → 不能的, 不会的
"Hundreds of people were unable to gain admittance to the hall."
数以百计的人未能获准进入大厅。
近义:incapable, incompetent, uncapable, unfit, unqualified, bumbling
adv. 仍,仍然;更,还要;静静地;〈诗〉常,不断地;
adj. 不动的,静止的;不狂暴的,温柔的;没有活力的,死气沉沉的;
n. 平静,寂静;剧照;静止摄影;蒸馏器;
vt.& vi. (使某物)平静下来,安静;〈古〉烧(酒),蒸馏;
conj. 但是;然而;
"Although he's nearly 80, he is still very active."
尽管快80岁了,他还是十分活跃。
近义:hush, appease, lull, assuage, mollify, pacify
反义:incite, perturb, shake, trouble, upheave, upset
n. 房间;空间;余地;房间里所有的人;
vt. 租房,合住;为…提供住处;投宿,住宿;留…住宿;
"a stuffy, airless room"
空气沉闷不通风的房间
近义:lodge, dwell, precinct, quarter, saloon, stance
📜 Blaise Pascal 的更多名言
查看 Blaise Pascal 全部名言 ›🏷 更多「Mankind」名言
"To deny our own impulses is to deny the very thing that makes us human."
— Andy and Larry Wachowski