As blushing will sometimes make a whore pass for a virtuous woman, so modesty may make a fool seem a man of sense.

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sometimes ['s?mta?mz] 詞頻1 詞根: sometime
adv. 有時,間或;時而;
?? sometime某一時間的+s表副詞 →有時
"Even friends disagree sometimes."
即便是朋友有時也有分歧。
近義:occasionally, oft, once, rarely, betweentimes, betweenwhiles 反義:invariably, periodically, repeatedly, steadily, usually, consistently
pass [p?s] 詞頻1 詞根: 通過
vt.& vi. 走過;通過;批準;度過; vt. 傳球;及格;發生;不要; n. 通道;通行證;關口;越過;
?? pass(pass)→通過;經過;傳遞;使及格;度過
"I'm not old enough for my bus pass yet!"
我還不到領取免費乘車票的年齡。
近義:outpace, overtake, lapse, occur, elapse, happen 反義:flop, flunk, founder
virtuous ['v?t?u?s] 詞頻4 詞根: virtue
adj. 有道德的,有德行的;善良的;貞潔的;有效力的;
?? virtu貞操,美德 + ous ...的 → adj.善良的, 有道德的, 貞潔的, 有效力的
"a wise and virtuous man"
博學多識的君子
近義:upright, qualified, skilled, capable 反義:ignoble, ill, immoral, infamous, iniquitous, low
modesty ['mɑd?sti] 詞頻4 詞根: mode
n. 謙虛,謙遜;穩重;端莊;樸實,質樸;
?? mod方式,模式,風度+est最+y表名詞 →謙虛,有禮
"He accepted the award with characteristic modesty."
他以他一貫的謙遜態度接受了獎勵。
近義:meekness, bashfulness, unaffectedness, pudendum, decorum 反義:arrogance, presumption, presumptuousness, pretense, pretentiousness, smugness
sense [s?ns] 詞頻1 詞根: 感覺
n. 感覺,官能;意識,觀念;理性;識別力; vt. 感到;理解,領會;檢測出;
?? sens(feel)+e(名詞后綴)→感官;知覺;意義;判斷力;感知
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我討厭和沒有幽默感的人打交道。
近義:intuit, perceive, feel, apprehend, note, notice
whore [[h?:, h?:r]]
n. 娼妓\\nvi. 賣淫
近義:hetaera, hetaira, hooker, meretrix, moll, prostitute

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