Men can know more than their ancestors did if they start with a knowledge of what their ancestors had already learned....That is why a society can be progressive only if it conserves its traditions.
?? 名句詞匯解析
從本句名言中提取的重要詞匯，幫助你深度理解這句話
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
adj. 有學問的;博學的;學術上的;精通某門學問的;
v. 學習(learn的過去式和過去分詞);得知;
?? learn學習+ed形容詞后綴 → 有學問的；學術上的
"He has not yet learned how to be gracious in defeat."
他還沒有學會怎樣豁達大度地面對失敗。
近義：highbrow, informed, knowing, knowledgeable, lettered, literate
n. 社會;上流社會;社團;社群;
adj. 上流社會的，社交界的;
?? socie=social社會+ty表名詞 → 社會，社團
"Racism is abhorrent to a civilized society."
文明社會憎惡種族主義。
近義：aristoi, community, institution, merging, partnership, brotherhood
反義：personhood, self, selfhood, distinctiveness, individual
adj. 不斷前進的;進步的;進行的;
n. 改革論者;進步分子;
?? pro向前+gress行走+ive名詞后綴，表人 →進步者
"It was a progressive disease and he would suffer more and more."
病情逐漸加劇,他將忍受越來越大的痛苦.
近義：progressionist, outcoming, outreaching, advanced, advancing, creeping
反義：praetorian, rightist, tory, traditionalist, receding, sagging
v. 知道;了解;認識;確信;
n. 知情;
?? 知道know的人愛說自己不no知道
"Do you know your ABC?"
你認識所有的字母嗎？
近義：learn, understand, get, cognize, comprehend, meet
n. 開始;動身;開動;起點;
vt.& vi. 出發，啟程;
vt. 起動;提出（問題）;開辦;使開始;
vi. 起始;突然出現;突然跳起;突然涌出;
"The students return in October for the start of the new academic year."
學生于十月返校，開始新學年的學習。
近義：begin, commence, open, implement, induct, initiate
反義：realize, stop, terminate, accomplish, clinch, close