The renown which riches or beauty confer is fleeting and frail; mental excellence is a splendid and lasting possession.
— Sallust
· Excellence
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n. 名望，聲譽(yù);威名;聲威;
?? nomin, nom =name,表示”名稱,名字”
"It's just these heart - thrilling chapters that brought his work world renown."
正因這些扣人心弦的篇章才使得他的作品舉世聞名.
近義：name, notoriety, prestige, remarkableness, reputability, reputation
反義：obscurity, secrecy
n. 美好;美人;完美;突出的范例;
?? bell, beau 美好
"Her beauty appeared ageless."
她的美顯得經(jīng)久不衰。
近義：loveliness, niceness, preciousness, prettiness, pulchritude, sightliness
反義：hideousness, plainness, unsightliness
adj. 疾馳的，飛逝的;短暫的;稍縱即逝;翩;
?? fleet疾馳； 飛逝+ing形容詞后綴 → 飛逝的
"We only had a fleeting glimpse of the sun all day."
一整天我們只看到太陽(yáng)露了一下臉.
近義：impermanent, passing, perishable, provisional, short, temporary
反義：lasting, lifelong, perdurable, permanent, perpetual, chronic
adj. 脆弱的，虛弱的;意志薄弱的，不堅(jiān)定的;易損的，易碎的;
n. <美俚>少女，少婦;燈心草簍;
?? frail=fract打碎的→脆弱的
"Mother was becoming too frail to live alone."
母親已逐漸衰弱到無法獨(dú)居。
近義：panier, pannier, pannierbag, infirm, languid, lank
反義：heavy, hefty, husky, massive, mighty, muscular
adj. 壯觀的，豪華的;極好的或令人滿意的;閃亮的;為眾人所推崇的;
?? splend=shine發(fā)光+id...的 →輝煌的，燦爛的
"What a splendid idea!"
這主意妙極了！
近義：lavish, luxurious, magnificent, majestic, majestical, ostentatious
n. 有，所有，擁有;領(lǐng)地;財(cái)產(chǎn)，所有權(quán)，占有物，所有物;持有違禁物;
?? pos能+sess坐+ion表名詞，構(gòu)成抽象名詞 →能坐在上面 →擁有 ，占有，possess擁有
"According to facts in my possession he can't possibly be guilty."
根據(jù)我所掌握的事實(shí),他是不可能有罪的.
近義：ownership, tenure, property, holding, occupancy, tenancy
反義：impressment, incautation, ouster, privation, seizure, spoliation