Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.
— Herodotus
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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，問題就在這里。
近義：no, either
反義：likewise, moreover, too, withal, besides, then
n. 完成，結束;實現;[數]求全法;期滿;
?? com全部+plet滿，填滿+ion名詞后綴 →成就；圓滿
"the completion of the new hospital building"
新醫院大樓的竣工
近義：termination, upshot, finalisation, windup, close, closing
反義：inauguration, inception, initiation, kickoff, leadoff, nascence
n. 雪，雪花;積雪;雪季;
vt. 使紛紛落下;使變白;下雪;被雪覆蓋，被雪阻擋;
vi. 降雪;
?? 下雪是織女正在（now）一片一片的撕（s）白布
"Heavy snow has caused total chaos on the roads."
大雪導致道路上交通一片混亂。
近義：appal, appall, overburden, overwhelm, swamp, whelm
n. 雨;（熱帶地區的）雨季，雨天;雨點般降落的東西;<俚>電子流;
vt.& vi. （雨）降下，（使）降落;大量地給，（使）大量落下;
?? 潤（諧音）：春 雨潤物細無聲
"By the looks of it, we shan't have much rain this month."
看樣子這個月雨水也不會很多.
近義：shower, rainfall, pluvial
n. 熱，熱度，高溫;熱烈，激烈;（身體的）發燒，發熱;發情;
vt.&vi. 使溫暖，使熱;激發…的感情，使興奮;
"This new boiler generates more heat than the old one."
這個新鍋爐產生的熱量比舊鍋爐多.
近義：warm, temperature, warmth, rut, oestrus, estrus
反義：ice, nip, congeal, cool, freeze, chill
n. 昏暗，陰暗;憂郁;
vi. 變黑，變暗;憂郁，沮喪;
vt. 使變黑，變暗;使憂傷，沮喪;
"Her mood could swing rapidly from gloom to exhilaration."
她的情緒可能在轉瞬之間從陰郁轉向興奮.
近義：heartsickness, hopelessness, melancholy, mournfulness, ruefulness, sadness