Every author, however modest, keeps a most outrageous vanity chained like a madman in the padded cell of his breast.
?? 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. 著作家;作者;創(chuàng)造者;發(fā)起人;
vt. 創(chuàng)作出版;
?? aug, auc, auth 增加,增長(zhǎng)#詞根助記：auth 增加 + -or 人 -> 促進(jìn),發(fā)起,創(chuàng)造 -> 創(chuàng)作 -> 作家,著者
"After the play they called for the author to show himself."
劇終之后他們請(qǐng)求編劇和大家見(jiàn)面.
近義：issue, publish, artificer, maker, originator, builder
adv. 不管到什么程度;無(wú)論如何;然而;可是;
conj. 不管怎樣;
?? how + ev =age （年齡，時(shí)代） + er [名詞后綴],表示人,行為的主動(dòng)者，做某事的人 → ad.然而；不管怎樣
"But I am very much believable, however, you'll get him to come."
我相信你不管怎樣都能把他請(qǐng)來(lái).
近義：instead, nevertheless, nonetheless, notwithstanding, rather, regardless
adj. 謙虛的，謙遜的;適度的，適中的;端莊的;羞怯的;
?? mode方式，模式，風(fēng)度+st→做事有風(fēng)度→禮貌的
"He charged a relatively modest fee."
他收取的費(fèi)用不算高。
近義：humble, low, lowly, meek, mild, moderate
反義：immodest, infatuated, inflated, insolent, arrogant, assuming
adj. 粗暴的;無(wú)法容忍的;反常的;令人驚訝的;
?? out過(guò)度+rage瘋狂+ous...的 →殘暴的，駭人的
"Her outrageous behaviour at the party offended everyone."
她在聚會(huì)上的無(wú)禮行為觸怒了每一個(gè)人.
近義：offensive, outraging, scandalous, diabolical, disgraceful, exorbitant
反義：principled, righteous, deontological, ethical, apologetic, laudable
n. 虛榮，浮華;自負(fù);空虛，無(wú)聊的事物;無(wú)價(jià)值的東西;
?? van空+ity表名詞→空虛
"A man's vanity is actually in proportion to his ignorance."
一個(gè)人的虛榮心實(shí)際上是和他的愚蠢程度成正比.
近義：immodesty, imperiousness, insolence, insolency, jactitation, arrogance
反義：humbleness, lowliness, meekness
n. 瘋子;精神失常者，男性精神病人;;狂人;
"The killing was the act of a madman."
這起兇殺案是一個(gè)瘋子所為。
近義：loony, lunatic, fruitcake, looney, crackpot