Men have no right to put the well-being of the present generation wholly out of the question. Perhaps the only moral trust with any certainty in our hands is the care of our own time.
📚 名句词汇解析
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adj. 现在的;目前的;出席的;[语法学]现在时的;
n. 现在;礼物;瞄准;
💡 pres前+ent名词后缀 → 礼物，赠送物
"a belated birthday present"
迟来的生日礼物
近义：offer, award, proffer, promise, accord, bestow
反义：implement, materialize, obtain, attain, perform, prosecute
n. 一代人;代（约30年），时代;生殖;产生;
💡 gener出生，产生 + ation 表示行为状态、过程 → n.一代，一代人；产生
"This book was handed down from generation to generation."
这本书世代相传.
近义：lifetime, period, season, time, chapter, age
n. 问题;疑问;怀疑;议题;
vt. 问（某人）问题;对（某事物）表示[感到]怀疑;
💡 quest寻求，询问+ion名词后缀 → 疑问
"I can't easily give an answer to your question."
你的问题我难以回答。
近义：impugn, interdict, query, challenge, confute, doubt
反义：back, backstop, reinforce, second, support, advocate
adv. 或许;（表示不确定）也许;（用于粗略的估计）或许;（表示勉强同意或其实不赞成）也许;
n. 假定;猜想;未定之事;
💡 per全部+hap机会，运气+s表复数→全是机会→也许，可能
"When you're done, perhaps I can say something."
等你说完，也许我可以说点什么。
近义：maybe, perchance, possibly, probably, haply
反义：indeed, assuredly, absolutely, sure, surely, undoubtedly
adj. 道德的，道义上的;精神上的;无疑的，当然的;教导道德的;
n. 寓意，教训;（尤指男女间的）品行;格言;〈古〉相对者;
💡 mor道德+al...的 → 道德的
"My sister came along just to give me some moral support."
我姐姐只是过来给我一些道义上的支持。
近义：parable, corollary, principled, righteous, deontological, ethical
反义：immodest, indecent, iniquitous, lewd, obscene, piacular
n. 确定性，确实性;确定的事，必然的事;
💡 certain确实的+ty表名词 → 肯定
"Her return to the team now seems a certainty."
她的归队现在似乎已成定局。
近义：assurance, assuredness, obviousness, palpability, patency, positiveness
反义：hesitancy, hesitation, incertitude, indecision, indefinition, indetermination