He with whom neither slander that gradually soaks into the mind, nor statements that startle like a wound in the flesh, are successful may be called intelligent indeed.
— Confucius
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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
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(xié)，問題就在這里。
近義：no, either
反義：likewise, moreover, too, withal, besides, then
adv. 逐步地，漸漸地;按部就班地;日趨;冉冉;
?? grad步+ ual...的 + ly...地→ gradual逐步的+ ly...地 → 逐步地
"The drugs work well at first but gradually lose their effectiveness."
這些藥的效果起初非常好,但后來逐漸失效.
近義：increasingly, progressively, seriatim, slowly, successively, consecutively
反義：clean, cold
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；介意
"His mind reached after an understanding of the problem."
他開動腦筋,想弄懂這個問題.
近義：heed, attend, ware, beware, follow, care
vt. 使震驚，使大吃一驚;使驚跳，使驚嚇;
vi. 驚嚇;受驚;驚跳;
n. 驚愕;驚恐;震驚，吃驚;驚跳;
?? start開始+ le 表動詞 → 突然開始動起來 → 使驚嚇
"I didn't mean to startle you."
我不是存心要嚇唬你。
近義：jolt, astonish, astound, scare, shock, surprise
反義：hush, appease, lull, assuage, mollify, pacify
adj. 成功的，如愿以償?shù)?
?? suc在下面 + cess 行走，前進 + ful ...的 → success成功 + ful...的 → adj. 成功的,有成就的
"The reforms marked the successful culmination of a long campaign."
這些改革標志著一場長期運動的勝利結(jié)束。
近義：jammy, lucky, privileged, prosperous, thriving, thrifty
反義：unsuccessful, wrecked, dashed
adj. 聰明的;理解力強的;有智力的;[計]智能的;
?? intellig知識界 + ent表示具有...性質(zhì)的 → 智能型的;有才智的,聰明的
"You're too intelligent to fall for his flattery."
你很聰明，不會受他的阿諛奉承所惑。
近義：logical, astute, perceptive, percipient, perspicacious, practical
反義：idiot, idiotic, ignorant, moronic, naive, noodleheaded