A jest's prosperity lies in the ear Of him that hears it, never in the tongue Of him that makes it.
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n. 繁榮;興旺，昌盛;成功;
?? prosper繁榮+ity表名詞 → 繁榮昌盛
"Our future prosperity depends on economic growth."
我們未來的繁榮昌盛依賴經濟的發展。
近義：progress, prosperousness, welfare, abundance, bonanza, boom
反義：misadventure, miserableness, misfortune, suffering, torment, tribulation
n. 笑話，玩笑;戲謔，詼諧;笑柄;
vi. 開玩笑，打趣;取笑，嘲弄;
"Would I jest about such a thing?"
這種事我會說著玩嗎？
近義：joke, kid, tease, chaff, play, jeering
n. 舌頭，喙;語言，方言;演說，鞋舌;[復]口才;
vt. 用舌吹;舔;嵌接;[古]批評，指責;
vi. 吹奏（管樂器）;運用舌法發音;突出;
?? 燙(諧音):燙 舌頭 tongue=tone音調-音調取決于 舌頭
"I dislike the man; he has such a sharp tongue."
我不喜歡這個人, 他愛說刻薄挖苦的話.
近義：lick, tab, tang, flap, idiom, language