Though ambition itself be a vice, yet it is often times the cause of virtues.

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ambition [?m'b???n] 詞頻2 詞根: it
n. 抱負;渴望得到的東西;追求的目標;夙愿; vt. 追求;有…野心;
?? amb大+it行走+ion名詞后綴→走大步→雄心,志向
"She never achieved her ambition of becoming a famous writer."
她一直未能實現當名作家的夙愿。
近義:covet, dream, moneygrubbing, avarice, avidity, avidness 反義:humanitarianism, largeheartedness, largess, largesse, liberality, munificence
though [eo] 詞頻1
conj. 雖然,盡管;即使;縱然; adv. 可是,但是;不過;然而;話雖這樣說; prep. 但;
"He's the best teacher, even though he has the least experience."
他雖然經驗最少,卻是最出色的老師。
近義:however, nevertheless, nonetheless, notwithstanding, tho', howbeit
itself [?t's?lf] 詞頻1
pron. (it的反身形式);它自己,它本身;自身,本身;
"The human race has enough weapons to annihilate itself."
人類有足夠的武器滅絕自己。
近義:herself, himself, oneself, themselves, yourself, yourselves
vice [vais] 詞頻2
n. 惡習;不道德行為;(肉體的)缺陷,疾病;(文體等的)缺點,瑕疵; prep. 代替;取代; adj. 副的;代替的; vt. 用老虎鉗夾緊;鉗制;
?? 六(vi)個嫦娥(ce)有缺點,所以只能擔任 副的職務 網友:yqy 補充:nice-vice;從voice就可以看出他的vice;一字之差,美好變邪惡
"Air Vice-Marshal Andrew Burns"
空軍少將安德魯?伯恩斯
近義:vise, clamp, immorality, peccancy, shortcoming, turpitude 反義:virtuousness
often ['?f(t?)n] 詞頻1
adv. 常常;經常;時常;再三;
?? 十(ten)有八九的(of), 經常的
"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."
人們常常認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
cause [k?z] 詞頻1
n. 原因;動機;理由;事業; vt. 成為…的原因;導致;引起;使遭受;
?? 不是(be)因為(because) 引起的
"The martyr laid down his life for the cause of national independence."
這位烈士是為了民族獨立的事業而獻身的.
近義:induce, inspire, instigate, instill, make, occasion 反義:hinder, obstruct, oppose, avert, preclude, prevent

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