In real life, unlike in Shakespeare, the sweetness of the rose depends upon the name it bears. Things are not only what they are. They are, in very important respects, what they seem to be.
?? 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
prep. (表示屬性)與…不同;不像;
adj. 不同的;相異的;不相似的;
?? un不+like像→不同的
"Unlike his more famous namesake, this Bill Clinton has little interest in politics."
這位比爾?克林頓和那位著名的同名人不同,對政治沒什么興趣。
近義:other, otherwise, unequal, different, disparate, dissimilar
反義:parallel, similar, suchlike, synonymous, kin, cognate
n. 甜蜜;美妙;芳香;可愛;
?? sweet甜蜜的 + ness 表名詞→ 甜蜜, 可愛
"a smile of great sweetness"
十分甜蜜的微笑
近義:kindness, mellifluousness, sugariness, tenderness, gentleness, mellowness
反義:astringency, pungency, sharpness, sourness, tartness, bitter
n. 玫瑰;粉紅色;薔薇(花);粉紅色的葡萄酒;
adj. 玫瑰花的;玫瑰色的;粉紅色的;帶有玫瑰香味的;
vt. 使成玫瑰色,使(面頰)發(fā)紅;使有玫瑰香味;
v. 起義( rise的過去式);升起;(數(shù)量)增加;休會;
?? roseo-, ros- 表”玫瑰色”
"Voices rose in a crescendo and drowned him out."
人們講話的聲音越來越大,蓋過了他的聲音。
近義:pink, rosiness, showerhead, rosa, pinky, roseate
adj. 重要的;權(quán)威的;有勢力的;有地位的;
?? import重要的 + ant 具有...性質(zhì)的 → a.重要的;有勢力的
"Earthworms do the important job of aerating the soil."
蚯蚓做了使土壤透氣的重要工作。
近義:appreciable, indispensable, interesting, landmark, major, material
反義:idle, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insubstantial, meaningless
adj. 真的;真實的,現(xiàn)實的;事實上的;真誠的;
adv. 真正,實在;確實地;
n. 實在,現(xiàn)實;實數(shù);
"I made a real balls-up of my exams."
我考試考得一塌糊涂。
近義:legitimate, authentic, sterling, true, truthful, unfeigned
反義:imaginary, utopical, visional, chimeric, chimerical, dreamlike
n. 生活,生計;生命,性命;一生,壽命;人生,塵世;
"My life seemed aimless."
我的生活似乎沒有目標(biāo)。
近義:being, existence, liveliness, spark, sprightliness, zest
反義:passing, quietus, decease, demise, disappearance, end