It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either of them.
— Mark Twain
· Freedom
?? 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(huà)
n. 良好;善良;精華;上帝;
int. 天哪，哎呀;
?? good好的+ness表名詞 →善行，優(yōu)良
"For goodness' sake, just use your common sense!"
我的老天，你也憑常識(shí)想想！
近義：humanism, kindheartedness, kindliness, kindness, benevolence, benevolentness
反義：infamy, iniquity, malevolence, maliciousness, malignance, malignity
adj. 寶貴的，珍貴的;貴重的;矯揉造作的;可愛(ài)的，寶貝的;
adv. <口>很，非常;
n. 珍愛(ài)的人;可愛(ài)的人;
?? prec價(jià)值+ious形容詞后綴→有價(jià)值的 → 珍貴的
"The crown was set with precious jewels—diamonds, rubies and emeralds."
王冠上鑲嵌著稀世珍寶—有鉆石、紅寶石、綠寶石。
近義：appreciated, loved, prized, valuable, valued, esteemed
反義：loathly, loathsome, nasty, nauseating, aversive, repulsive
n. 自由，自主;直率;特權(quán)，特許;自由權(quán);
?? free自由的+dom狀態(tài)或領(lǐng)域 →自由
"He made a bid for freedom by climbing over the wall."
他企圖翻越這面高墻以獲得自由.
近義：independence, liberty, autocracy, autonomy, emancipation, loosening
反義：peonage, thraldom, thrall, thralldom, vassalage, bondage
n. 良心;道德心;
?? con全部+sci知道+ence名詞后綴→全部知道→有良知→良心
"Guilt had been eating into his conscience for some months."
幾個(gè)月來(lái)內(nèi)疚一直折磨著他的良心.
近義：percept, perceptibility, perception, awareness, seeing, sense
n. 謹(jǐn)慎;節(jié)儉;精明;
?? pru(pro-=before)+ence(名詞后綴)→慎重；節(jié)儉
"A lack of prudence may lead to financial problems."
不夠謹(jǐn)慎可能會(huì)導(dǎo)致財(cái)政上出現(xiàn)問(wèn)題。
近義：heedfulness, measure, moderation, precaution, stealth, stealthiness
反義：heedlessness, incaution, mindlessness, rashness, recklessness, unwariness
n. 練習(xí);實(shí)踐;（醫(yī)生或律師的）業(yè)務(wù);慣例;
vi. 實(shí)行;慣常地進(jìn)行;練習(xí);實(shí)習(xí);
vt. 實(shí)行，實(shí)踐;執(zhí)業(yè);練習(xí);慣常地進(jìn)行;
?? pract實(shí)踐+ice表名詞，行為，狀態(tài) →實(shí)踐
"Aspiring musicians need hours of practice every day."
想當(dāng)音樂(lè)家就要每天練許多小時(shí)。
近義：practise, rehearse, drill, exercise, scrimmage, spar