So it is that the gods do not give all men gifts of grace - neither good looks nor intelligence nor eloquence.
— Homer
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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. 恩澤;優雅;慈悲;魅力;
v. 使優美;惠賜;
?? grace=grat 感激→ 感激別人態度一定好 → 文雅
"How long has Grace been involved with that red - haired boy?"
格雷斯與那個紅頭發的小伙子來往多久了?
近義：benedicite, honor, adorn, dignify, appeal, invitingness
反義：impoliteness, inelegance, abrasiveness, abruptness, asperity, rawness
neither
['nie?]
adj. （兩者）都不的;
pron. 兩者都不;
adv. 兩個都不;既不…也不;
conj. 也不;既不;
?? n(not)+either→既非；皆不；兩者都不
"Neither party is willing to compromise and herein lies the problem."
雙方都不愿意妥協，問題就在這里。
近義：no, either
反義：likewise, moreover, too, withal, besides, then
n. 智力;聰穎;情報;情報機構;
?? intel在…中間+lig選擇，收集+ence名詞后綴→從中選出好的→智力
"She used her good looks to compensate her lack of intelligence."
她利用她漂亮的外表來彌補智力的不足.
近義：aptness, intellect, invention, argument, knack, mentality
n. 口才，辯才;雄辯;雄辯術;修辭法;
?? e出+loqu說話+ence名詞后綴 → 雄辯，口才
"I am afraid my eloquence did not avail against the facts."
恐怕我的雄辯也無補于事實了.
近義：loquacity, oratory, rhetoric, speaking, speechmaking, fluentness
反義：laconicism, succinctness, terseness, brevity
vt.& vi. 給予;贈送;作出;
vt. 供給;產生;舉辦;（為購買某物或做某事而）支付;
vi. （物體）塌下;讓步;
n. 伸展性，彈性;
?? 給吾(諧音): 給
"We'll give you a few minutes to play through."
我們再給你幾分鐘時間讓你連續打下去.
近義：impart, minister, offer, award, present, procure
反義：attain, procure, purchase, reach, realize, secure