Modesty is a shining light; it prepares the mind to receive knowledge, and the heart for truth.
— Madam Guizot
· Humility
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n. 謙虛，謙遜;穩重;端莊;樸實，質樸;
?? mod方式，模式，風度+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度接受了獎勵。
近義：meekness, bashfulness, unaffectedness, pudendum, decorum
反義：arrogance, presumption, presumptuousness, pretense, pretentiousness, smugness
n. 心，精神，心力，知，智力，智慧;心胸，頭腦，人;愿望，目的，意向，意志，決心，見解，意見;記憶，記性，記憶力，回想;
vi. 介意;注意;
vt. 專心于;介意;愿意做;照顧;
?? mind→心；意志；精神；理性；智力；注意；開會；介意
"His mind reached after an understanding of the problem."
他開動腦筋,想弄懂這個問題.
近義：heed, attend, ware, beware, follow, care
vt.& vi. 收到;接到;接納;接待;
vt. 接收;受理;歡迎;承受;
vi. 接到，獲得;接見，歡迎;[電子學] 接收;[橄欖球] 接球;
?? re一再，重新+ceive抓→全部→發覺→接受；收到
"It's encouraging to receive a favourable report on one's study."
學習得到好評是令人鼓舞的.
近義：get, welcome, greet, accept, take, inherit
反義：mail, remit, ship, transfer, issue, consign
n. 了解，理解;知識（表示多方面的知識時有復數knowledges這一用法）;學科;見聞;
?? know知道+ledge框架 → 知識
"She has acquired a good knowledge of English."
她英語已經學得很好。
近義：idea, learning, notion, background, sageness, sapience
反義：nescience, philistinism, unacquaintance, unawareness, unfamiliarity, benightedness
n. 真理;真相，事實;忠實，忠誠;現實，現實性;
?? tru相信，真實+th抽象名詞 →事實，真理
"He adjured them to tell the truth."
他要求他們講真話。
近義：honesty, reality, reliability, sooth, substantiality, truthfulness
反義：hypocrisy, imposture, meretriciousness, phoniness, spuriousness, truthlessness
n. 光;發光體;電燈;點火器;
adj. 輕的;明亮的;淺色的;少量的;
v. 點燃;照亮;用光指引;
adv. 輕地，輕裝地;
?? 房間光線（light）明暗度正好（right）
"The office was light and airy."
辦公室又明亮又通風。
近義：illuminate, illumine, lighten, brighten, ignite, incandescence
反義：quench, douse, extinguish, murk, murkiness, obscurity