he submits himself to a more ruthless discipline than any critic dreamed of,
就應(yīng)按任何評論家想像不到的無情規(guī)范約束自己去寫作；
新概念英語第四冊
Lesson 39 What every writer wants
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adj. 無情的，冷酷的;殘忍的;狠;辣;
?? ruth憐憫，悲哀+less形容詞后綴，無…，不… → 無情的，殘忍的
"The way she behaved towards him was utterly ruthless."
她對待他真是無情至極。
近義：heartless, implacable, incompassionate, inflexible, inhuman, inhumane
反義：lenient, merciful, pitying, selfless, softhearted, sympathetic
vt. 訓(xùn)練;使有紀(jì)律;處罰;使有條理;
n. 訓(xùn)練;紀(jì)律;學(xué)科;符合行為準(zhǔn)則的行為（或舉止）;
?? discipl=disciple門徒，學(xué)徒+ine表名詞，人或物 → 門徒必須聽說 → 紀(jì)律
"She needs the discipline of having to write an essay every week."
她需要進(jìn)行每周寫一篇文章的訓(xùn)練.
近義：penalise, penalize, punish, sanction, chastise, illustrate
反義：pander, pimp, miseducate, overindulge, pamper, pet
n. 批評家;評論員;批評者;挑剔的人;
?? crit批評+ic人 →批評家
"The critic's review of the play was just a paragraph of bile."
那位批評家對這部戲劇的評論不過是在發(fā)泄怒氣。
近義：judge, reviewer, commentator, hypercritic, aristarch, momus
反義：slimy, sycophant, truckler, bootlicker, brownnose, brownnoser
pron. （反身代詞）他自己;（用以加強(qiáng)語氣）他親自，他本人;
"Yielding himself to his feelings of worthlessness, he tried to kill himself."
他總是覺得自己一無是處, 便企圖自殺.
近義：herself, him, itself, oneself, themselves, yourself