Modesty is not only and ornament, but also a guard to virtue.
謙遜不僅可增添光彩也可以維護(hù)美德。
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modesty ['mɑd?sti] 詞頻4 詞根: mode
n. 謙虛，謙遜;穩(wěn)重;端莊;樸實(shí)，質(zhì)樸;
?? mod方式，模式，風(fēng)度+est最+y表名詞 →謙虛，有禮
"He accepted the award with characteristic modesty."
他以他一貫的謙遜態(tài)度接受了獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)。
近義：meekness, bashfulness, unaffectedness, pudendum, decorum 反義：arrogance, presumption, presumptuousness, pretense, pretentiousness, smugness
ornament ['?rn?m?nt] 詞頻2 詞根: 裝飾
n. 裝飾;裝飾物;[樂(lè)]裝飾音; v. 裝飾;美化;
?? orna=orn裝飾+ment名詞后綴→裝飾品
"The flowers were put on the table for ornament."
花放在桌子上做裝飾用.
近義：array, attire, prank, tool, trig, trim
guard [ɡɑrd] 詞頻1
n. 警衛(wèi);獄吏，看守;護(hù)衛(wèi)隊(duì);防護(hù)裝置; vt. 保衛(wèi)，守護(hù);看守;加防護(hù)裝置;謹(jǐn)慎使用; vi. 警惕;警衛(wèi);
"a security guard"
安全警衛(wèi)
近義：monitor, police, preserve, protect, safeguard, save 反義：neglect, abandon, forsake
virtue ['v?t??] 詞頻2
n. 美德;德行;價(jià)值;長(zhǎng)處;
?? 我求”（諧音） 美德
"He was considered to be a paragon of virtue."
他被認(rèn)為是品德盡善盡美的典范.
近義：virtuousness 反義：disadvantage

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