Custom without reason is but ancient error.
習俗沒有道理，古代謬誤而已。
英文諺語 3120 句（一）
第 62 部分
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adj. 古代的，已往的;古老的，過時的;年老的;老式的;
n. 古代人;古文明國的國民;<古>高齡老人;<古>旗手;
?? anci古老+ent....的 → 古代的
"extant remains of the ancient wall"
尚存的古城墻遺跡
近義：senior, elder, antiquated, antique, indigenous, archaic
反義：hot, imaginative, innovative, latest, modern, novel
n. 錯誤，過失;[法]誤審，違法;[數(shù)]誤差;
?? err漫游，犯錯誤+or表名詞，物 → 錯誤
"The Kenyan athlete made a tactical error in starting too fast."
肯尼亞運動員犯了戰(zhàn)術錯誤,起步時跑得太快.
近義：inaccuracy, lapse, miscalculation, misinformation, mistake, mistaking
反義：arrival, success, triumph, victory, achievement
n. 習慣，慣例;海關，關稅;經(jīng)常光顧;[總稱]（經(jīng)常性的）顧客;
adj. （衣服等）定做的，定制的;
"This custom has been carried down from the 18 th century."
這一習俗從18世紀一直傳到現(xiàn)在.
近義：practice, prevalence, style, stylishness, tradition, usage
反義：naturalness, sincerity, spontaneousness, unaffectedness, made, precast
n. 理由;原因;理性;理智;
vt.& vi. 推理，思考;爭辯;辯論;向…解釋;
?? 再（re）生一個（a）兒子(son)， 理由是第一個兒子夭折了
"The reason for the flood was that heavy rain."
水災是那場大雨造成的.
近義：ratiocinate, think, conclude, deduce, deduct, motivation
反義：idiocy, applesauce, imbecility, inaccuracy, inanity, mistake