Adversity is the trial of principle. Without it a man hardly knows whether he is honest or not.
?? 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. 逆境;不幸;災難;
?? ad一再+vers轉+ity名詞后綴→逆境，不幸，苦難
"courage in the face of adversity"
面對逆境的勇氣
近義：misadventure, miserableness, misfortune, suffering, torment, tribulation
反義：progress, prosperousness, welfare, abundance, bonanza, boom
n. 試驗;[法]審訊，審判;磨難，困難;[體]選拔賽;
adj. 試驗的;[法]審訊的;
?? tri=try實驗+al名詞后綴，表行為→試驗，嘗試
"He is in custody awaiting trial ."
他已被拘留候審。
近義：assay, attempt, try, hearing, instance, judgement
反義：hypothetical, speculative, theoretical
n. 原則，原理;準則，道義;道德標準;本能;
?? prim, prin 表”首先的,領頭的”
"They are agreed in principle but not in detail."
他們的看法在大體上是一致的,但是在細節上有所不同.
近義：law, axiom, rule, tenet, motive, point
adv. 幾乎不;簡直不;剛剛;嚴厲地，粗魯地;
?? hard艱難 + ly...地→ ad.幾乎不，簡直不
"Their new manifesto hardly threatens to bring the whole edifice of capitalism crashing down."
他們新的宣言聲稱要摧毀整個資本主義大廈，這是不可能的。
近義：approximately, insufficiently, narrowly, nearly, barely, roughly
反義：just, plainly, readily, simply, effortlessly
pron. 其中的哪一個;
n. 可能的選擇;
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"I spent days agonizing over whether to take the job or not."
我用了好些天苦苦思考是否接受這個工作。
近義：if
adj. 誠實的;坦誠的;老實的;辛勤掙得的;
"I hate to disillusion you, but not everyone is as honest as you."
我實在不愿把實情告訴你，但并非人人都像你那樣誠實。
近義：honorable, honourable, irreproachable, just, principled, pure
反義：licentious, astray, miscreant, nefarious, perverse, perverted