Reputation is often got without merit and lost without fault.
無功得名是常事，無過失名也是常事。
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reputation [,r?pju'te??n] 詞頻4 詞根: put
n. 名氣，名聲;好名聲;信譽(yù)，聲望;榮譽(yù)，名望;
?? re再+put認(rèn)為，思考+ation名詞后綴 → 再讓人想起的東西 → 名聲
"Their reputation for fairness is a matter for pride."
他們公正的名聲令他們引以為豪.
近義：name, prestige, renown, repute, standing, status 反義：shame, unpopularity, belittling, dishonourableness, dishonouring, disgrace
fault [f?lt] 詞頻1 詞根: fals
n. 缺點(diǎn)，缺陷;過錯(cuò)，責(zé)任;[電]故障;（獵狗的）失去嗅跡; vt. 挑剔，找…的缺點(diǎn);批評(píng);做錯(cuò)，在…中出錯(cuò);[地質(zhì)學(xué)]產(chǎn)生斷層; vi. 找錯(cuò)誤，挑剔;[地質(zhì)學(xué)]變動(dòng)從而產(chǎn)生斷層;
?? fault=fal錯(cuò) → 過失，缺點(diǎn)
"A wilful fault has no excuse and deserves no pardon."
不能寬恕故意犯下的錯(cuò)誤.
近義：rift, shift, break, fracture, faulting, recuse 反義：indulgence, pardon, purge, remit, resolve, spare
often ['?f(t?)n] 詞頻1
adv. 常常;經(jīng)常;時(shí)常;再三;
?? 十(ten)有八九的(of)， 經(jīng)常的
"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."
人們常常認(rèn)為睡眠在某種意義上來說類似死亡。
近義：manyfold, oft, oftentimes, repeatedly, usually, offtimes 反義：infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes
merit ['m?r?t] 詞頻2
n. 價(jià)值，優(yōu)點(diǎn);[宗教]（行善得到的）功德;功績，功勛;榮譽(yù); vt. 值得，應(yīng)獲得;[宗教]（因行善而）應(yīng)得（善報(bào)）; vi. 值得，應(yīng)得;[宗教]積德;
?? mer(merry)+it(它):有 優(yōu)點(diǎn)，才能娶它 網(wǎng)友：yqy 補(bǔ)充：與very對(duì)比：m-v,y-i。只有非常好的才是優(yōu)點(diǎn)；源自merry歡樂的，快樂就是人
"Some of the proposals have merit."
其中有些建議值得考慮。
近義：incur, justify, occasion, deserve, worth, worthiness 反義：disadvantage
lost [l?st] 詞頻1
adj. 失去的;迷路的;不知所措的; v. 遺失，失去（ lose的過去式和過去分詞）;（使）失去（所需要的東西，尤指錢）;（因事故、年老、死亡等）損失;浪費(fèi);
"I lost my balance and fell backwards."
我沒有站穩(wěn)，仰面摔倒。
近義：mislaid, misplaced, missing, stray, wayward, adrift 反義：discovered, safe

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