Underlying the whole scheme of civilization is the confidence men have in each other, confidence in their integrity, confidence in their honesty, confidence in their future.
?? 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. 文明,文化;開化,教化;修養;文明社會;
?? civil市民;禮貌+ization...化→文明 → 文明,文化
"Civilization is on the brink of apocalypse."
文明已瀕臨毀滅的邊緣。
近義:humanity, mankind, world, civilisation, kultur, culture
n. 信心;信任;秘密;
adj. 騙得信任的;欺詐的;
?? con全部+fid相信,信念+ence名詞后綴 →自信,信任
"She always has an aura of confidence."
她總是滿有信心的樣子。
近義:hope, reliance, trust, trustfulness, expectation, expectations
反義:misgiving, mistrust, suspicion, suspiciousness, disbelief, doubtfulness
n. 正直,誠實;完整;[計算機]保存;健全;
?? integr完整+ity表名詞 → 完整,完全
"A man of moral integrity does not fear any slanderous attack."
人正不怕影子斜.
近義:honesty, politeness, probity, purity, rectitude, righteousness
反義:improbity, thievishness, corruptness, crookedness
n. 誠實,真誠;正直;〈古〉貞潔;[植]一年生緞花;
?? hono-, honest- 表”榮譽,誠實"
"I wouldn't want to cast aspersions on your honesty."
我可不想批評你的誠信。
近義:honor, integrity, openheartedness, openness, politeness, probity
反義:improbity, thievishness, corruptness, crookedness
adj. 潛在的,含蓄的;基礎的;表面下的,下層的;[法]優先的;
v. 優先于(underlie的ing形式);構成…的基礎(或起因),引起;
?? under下+ly躺著+ing...的→潛在的;在下面的
"The joke did not obscure the underlying seriousness of his point."
玩笑并沒有掩蓋他的觀點隱含的嚴肅性.
近義:medullary, pivotal, primal, primordial, basal, basic
adj. 將來的,未來的;[語法學]將來時的;
n. 前途;[美國俚語]未婚妻;期貨;
?? futur- 【拉丁傳入法語】表示將來的某種狀態
"We all work hard in the interests of our future."
我們都為我們自己的將來而努力工作.
近義:next, oncoming, unborn, coming, forthcoming
反義:prior