The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents.
?? 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
adj. 仁慈的,寬恕的,溫和的,(情形)良好的,順利的,(處罰)寬大的;
?? merci=mercy同情+ful形容詞后綴 → 仁慈的
"They asked her to be merciful to the prisoners."
他們要她對(duì)犯人慈悲為懷。
近義:lenient, pious, pitying, prayerful, saintly, softhearted
反義:relentless, rigid, rude, cruel
n. 人,人類;
adj. 人的;有人性的;顯示人類特有弱點(diǎn)的;人本性的;
?? hum土,地+an名詞后綴,屬于...的,傳說人是由土造出的 → 人類
"The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump."
老師打了個(gè)比喻,把人的心臟比作水泵。
近義:mortal
n. 心,精神,心力,知,智力,智慧;心胸,頭腦,人;愿望,目的,意向,意志,決心,見解,意見;記憶,記性,記憶力,回想;
vi. 介意;注意;
vt. 專心于;介意;愿意做;照顧;
?? mind→心;意志;精神;理性;智力;注意;開會(huì);介意
"His mind reached after an understanding of the problem."
他開動(dòng)腦筋,想弄懂這個(gè)問題.
近義:heed, attend, ware, beware, follow, care
v. 使互相關(guān)聯(lián);聯(lián)系;
n. 相關(guān)物;相關(guān)聯(lián)的人;
adj. 相關(guān)的;相應(yīng)特點(diǎn)的;
?? cor 共同,互相 + relate關(guān)系 → vi. (to, with)相關(guān),關(guān)聯(lián);vt. 使相互關(guān)聯(lián)
"The figures do not seem to correlate."
這些數(shù)字似乎毫不相干。
近義:link, map, associate, relate, bracket, chain
反義:abstract, unpeg, withdraw, detach, disassemble, dissociate
n. 事件,形勢(shì);東西,事物;家伙;事業(yè);
"She was the only thing that made life bearable."
只因有了她生活才可以過得下去。
近義:item, knickknack, article, object, tchotchke, thingamabob
n. 世界;地球;領(lǐng)域;塵世;
?? 一句(l)話(word)講出 世界的本質(zhì)
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一個(gè)突然變得陌生而危險(xiǎn)的世界里,他是她唯一的守護(hù)神。
近義:humanity, civilisation, civilization, orb, earth, globe