The ideal conditionWould be, I admit, that men should be right by instinct;But since we are all likely to go astray,The reasonable thing is to learn from those who can teach.
— Sophocles
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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
adj. 理想的，完美的;被認為是最好的;完全或相當令人滿意的;想象的，假設的;
n. 理想;典范，典型;目標，高尚的、有價值的原則或目標;
?? ide=idea思想，觀點+al名詞后綴 → 對未來的思想 → 理想
"Any attempt to construct an ideal society is foredoomed to failure."
任何構建理想社會的努力都注定要失敗。
近義：idealization, intention, aspiration, mark, objective, purport
反義：inappropriate, inapt, incompatible, insufficient, lacking, scanty
vt.& vi. 許可進入;承認，供認;
vt. 允許;確認;
vi. 承認;允許;
?? ad一再+mit送，放出→送來→許可進入
"I must admit I'm completely foxed."
我得承認我一點都不懂。
近義：own, accept, acknowledge, recognize, allow, honor
反義：impugn, naysay, negate, object, oppose, rebut
n. 本能，天性;沖動;天資，天才;
adj. 深深地充滿著;
?? in內+stinct刺激→內在的刺激→本能
"Many birds have a remarkable homing instinct ."
很多鳥類具有了不起的返回原地的本能。
近義：impulse, impulsion, mechanicity, automatism, push, thrust
adj. 可能的;適合的;有希望的;
adv. 可能;或許;大概;多半;
?? like可能 + ly...的\/地 → a.可能的 ad.很可能
"Rice flour makes the cake less likely to crumble."
這種糕餅用米粉做不那么容易碎。
近義：inclined, apt, liable, ostensible, plausible, possible
反義：imaginary, implausible, improbable, unbelievable, uncertain, utopical
adj. 合理的，公道的;明白道理的;適當的;有理性的;
?? reason合理+able形容詞后綴, 具有某種性質的 → 合理的, 通情達理的
"There is reasonable concordance between the two sets of results."
兩組結果之間有著合理的一致。
近義：intelligent, levelheaded, logic, logical, moderate, modest
反義：illogical, inane, inconsistent, irrational, mad, meaningless
adv. 立刻，馬上;向右，右邊;恰當地;一直;
adj. 右方的;正確的;合適的;好的，正常的;
n. 正確，正當;右邊;權利;右手;
vt. 糾正;扶直，使正;整理;補償;
vi. （船舶等）復正，恢復平穩;
?? 請把名字寫(write)在右邊(right)
"Is the coffee all right?"
這咖啡還滿意嗎？
近義：avenge, vindicate, wreak, mend, rectify, reerect
反義：counterfeit, fake, forge, obstriction, pledge, responsibility