We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.
— Plato
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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
adv. 容易地;很可能;迅速地;頻繁地;
?? easi=easy容易的 + ly ...地 → 容易地；無疑地
"The cream is easily absorbed into the skin."
這種乳霜皮膚易吸收。
近義：just, plainly, readily, simply, effortlessly, leisurely
反義：approximately, insufficiently, narrowly, nearly, barely, roughly
vt.& vi. 原諒; 饒恕; 對不起;請原諒 ;
vt. 免除;
?? for(away from)+give→原諒（=to give away）
"I'll never forgive her for what she did."
我絕不會原諒她做的事。
近義：indulgence, absolve, pardon, remit, resolve, spare
反義：impeach, implicate, impute, incriminate, inculpate, indict
n. 悲劇，慘劇;悲劇文學;悲劇理論，悲劇表演藝術;悲劇式作品;
?? trag 表”山羊”,后引申為”悲劇”(最開始的悲劇是撒克遜人的山羊劇)##ode, ody 【希臘傳入拉丁】表”歌,詩”#詞根助記：trag(=山羊)+edy=山羊之歌(古代羊人劇是悲劇的前身)=悲劇
"a leaning towards comedy rather than tragedy"
偏愛喜劇而不是悲劇
近義：holocaust, misfortune, calamity, catastrophe, debacle, disaster
反義：joy, bliss, blithe, felicity, godspeed, happiness
n. 小孩，孩子;幼稚的人;產物;弟子;
?? 復數：child(孩子)+ren(人) chi(吃)+ld(冷凍):吃冷凍棒冰- 小孩
"The child was found abandoned but unharmed."
該棄兒被人們發現時安然無恙。
近義：infant, innocent, kid, kiddie, kiddy, lad
反義：senior, oldie, oldy, oldster, gaffer, greybeard
adj. 害怕的;擔心的;恐怕;畏懼，害怕;
?? 詞根af-向，詞綴raid打、襲擊，“擔心挨打
"It's all over. There's nothing to be afraid of now."
一切都結束了。現在沒有什么可怕的了。
近義：apprehensive, intimidated, nervous, awed, awestricken, awestruck
反義：intrepid, mettlesome, nervy, audacious, plucky, rash
adj. 黑暗的;烏黑的;憂郁的;神秘的;
n. 黑暗;暗色;暗處;
?? 輪椅(d)上的藝術家(ar)使肯德基(k)變得 黑暗
"She groped blindly for the light switch in the dark room."
她在黑暗的房間里摸索電燈開關。
近義：obscurity, penumbra, semidarkness, twilight, blackness, darkness
反義：incandescence, brightness, brilliance, brilliancy, firelight, glow