You can't say that civilization don't advance, however, for in every war they kill you in a new way.
— Will Rogers
· War
?? 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
n. 文明，文化;開化，教化;修養(yǎng);文明社會;
?? civil市民；禮貌+ization...化→文明 → 文明，文化
"Civilization is on the brink of apocalypse."
文明已瀕臨毀滅的邊緣。
近義：humanity, mankind, world, civilisation, kultur, culture
vt. （使）前進(jìn);將…提前;預(yù)付;提出;
vi. （數(shù)量等）增加;向前推（至下一步）;上漲;
n. 增長;借款;（價(jià)格、價(jià)值的）上漲;預(yù)付款;
adj. 預(yù)先的;先行的;
?? ab(from)+ance(before)→前進(jìn)
"We feared that an advance on the capital would soon follow."
我們擔(dān)心接下來會馬上向首都推進(jìn)。
近義：volunteer, propose, propound, prepayment, retainer, improve
反義：involute, back, reappear, recede, retrocede, retrogress
adv. 不管到什么程度;無論如何;然而;可是;
conj. 不管怎樣;
?? how + ev =age （年齡，時(shí)代） + er [名詞后綴],表示人,行為的主動者，做某事的人 → ad.然而；不管怎樣
"But I am very much believable, however, you'll get him to come."
我相信你不管怎樣都能把他請來.
近義：instead, nevertheless, nonetheless, notwithstanding, rather, regardless
vt.& vi. 殺死…;
vt. 使停止[結(jié)束，失敗];破壞，減弱，抵消;使痛苦，使受折磨;使笑得前仰后合，使笑死了;
n. 殺死;獵;被捕殺的動物;獵物;
adj. 致命的;
?? 作“殺”的手勢，說“k”掉那只雞。
"An increase in crime could kill the golden goose of tourism."
犯罪率的上升可能會扼殺旅游業(yè)這只產(chǎn)金蛋的鵝。
近義：ice, liquidate, assassinate, murder, obliterate, shoot
反義：enliven