To die for an idea; it is unquestionably noble. But how much nobler it would be if men died for ideas that were true!
— H. L. Mencken
· Ideas
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n. 主意，想法;[哲]理念，觀念;[樂]樂句;模糊想法;
?? dear(親愛的），你有什么好idea(主意）
"How does the idea of a holiday in Spain grab you?"
你對于到西班牙去度假這個主意感興趣 嗎 ?
近義：intent, knowledge, notion, purpose, think, thought
adv. 毫無疑問地，確鑿地;
"He is unquestionably the best tennis player in England."
他無疑是英國最好的網球手.
近義：incontrovertibly, indisputably, indubitably, unarguably, undeniably, irrefutably
反義：hesitantly, arguably, uncertainly, wonderingly, deniably, dubiously
adj. 高尚的;貴族的;外表莊嚴和莊重的;表現出崇高的;
n. 尊貴的人;舊時在英國使用的金幣;
?? nob(高貴的)+le: 高尚的
"He died for a noble cause."
他為了高尚的事業而犧牲。
近義：hidalgo, aristocrat, nobleman, patrician, don, gentleman
反義：plebe, commoner, peeress, ignoble, lowly, proletariat
adj. 真正的;真實的;忠實的;正確的;
adv. 真正地;確實地;正確地;正當地;
n. 真理，真實;正，準，精確;
vt. 擺正;決定（某物）的位置以使其平衡、平穩或水平;
"A whale is a fish. True or false?"
鯨魚是魚，對還是錯？
近義：legitimate, original, authentic, real, sterling, truthful
反義：illegitimate, imitation, artificial, mock, phoney, phony