Quotations (such as have point and lack triteness) from the great old authors are an act of reverence on the part of the quoter, and a blessing to a public grown superficial and external.
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?? 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. 點;要點;得分;標點;
vt. （意思上）指向;削尖;加標點于;指路;
vi. 表明;指向;
?? point(prick)→點；地點；目的；時刻；使銳利；指示
"Racial tension has reached boiling point ."
種族間的緊張狀態已達到一觸即發的程度。
近義：range, aim, hone, sharpen, strap, strop
n. 尊敬，敬畏;敬禮;受尊敬;尊嚴;
vt. 尊敬;崇敬;敬畏;
?? rever=revere尊敬+ence性質，狀態 →尊敬
"The poem conveys his deep reverence for nature."
這首詩表達了他對大自然的深深崇敬之情。
近義：honor, respect, revere, venerate, dignify, idolization
反義：libel, asperse, malign, outrage, abuse, badmouth
n. （上帝的）祝福;好事;福分;因禍得福;
v. 祝圣( bless的現在分詞);稱頌上帝;求神賜福于;（表示驚奇）;
?? bless(祝福)+ing(表示抽象名詞的后綴)→祝福；賜福
"to pray for God's blessing"
祈求上帝降福
近義：benediction, benison, boon, godsend
反義：jinxing, malediction
adj. 公眾的，公共的;公開的;政府的;人人知道的，知名的;
n. 大眾;社會;公共場所;（文學家等的）愛讀者;
?? publ人民+ic...的 → 公開的，公眾的
"The public are requested not to throw waste paper in the park."
公眾被要求不得在公園里亂扔廢紙.
近義：assistance, attendance, audience, turnout, concurrence, concurrency
反義：participator, plaintiff, sharer, actor, inside, noteworthy
adj. 表面（上）的;膚淺的，缺乏深度的;一知半解的;
?? super在…上面+fic做+ial形容詞后綴→在表面上做→膚淺
"The book shows only a superficial understanding of the historical context."
這部書表現出對歷史背景膚淺的理解。
近義：shallow, cursory, apparent, ostensible, outer, outlying
反義：abysmal, profound, chasmal, deepwater, fathomless, grave
adj. 外面的，外部的;表面上的;外用的;外國的;
n. 外部，外面;外觀;外部情況;
?? exter出去+nal=al...的 → 出去的 →在外面的 →外部的
"The accounts have to be audited by a firm of external auditors."
這些賬目必須由一家外聘審計員的公司來稽查.
近義：appearance, image, look, looks, aspect, seeming
反義：inside, interior, inward, medullary, systemic, intern