The only thing I was fit for was to be a writer, and this notion rested solely on my suspicion that I would never be fit for real work, and that writing didn't require any.
— Russell Baker
· Writing
?? 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. 作家;作者;撰寫人;寫字…的人;
?? writ=write寫+er人 →作家
近義：literatus, author, redactor, columnist, contributor, editor
n. 概念，觀念;意見，見解;奇想;打算;
?? not知道，注意+ion名詞后綴 → 見解；觀念
"They espoused the notion of equal opportunity for all in education."
他們贊同在教育方面人人機會均等的觀念。
近義：idea, intent, judgement, judgment, knowledge, opinion
反義：nescience, philistinism, unacquaintance, unawareness, unfamiliarity, benightedness
adv. 唯一地;僅僅;獨一無二地;純粹;
?? sole(alone)+ly(副詞后綴)→單獨地；僅僅；完全地
"She was motivated solely by self-interest."
她完全是出于私利。
近義：just, merely, only, purely, simply, but
n. 懷疑;嫌疑;疑心;〈口〉一點兒;
vt. 懷疑;
?? su=sus下面+spic環(huán)顧，檢查+ion表名詞→在下面看→懷疑
"The men were pulled in on suspicion of having committed a burglary."
這些人因涉嫌犯有夜盜罪而被拘留.
近義：suspect, hunch, inkling, mistrust, presentiment, suspiciousness
反義：assurance, assuredness, obviousness, palpability, patency, positiveness
vt. 要求;需要;想要;命令;
vi. 要求，規(guī)定;
?? re再+quire尋求，詢問→再尋求→請求
"My job is so repetitive, it does not require much conscious thought."
我的工作重復性很強, 不需要很多有意識的思考.
近義：involve, lack, necessitate, need, summon, take
反義：hold, own, possess, muster, meet, boast
n. 事件，形勢;東西，事物;家伙;事業(yè);
"She was the only thing that made life bearable."
只因有了她生活才可以過得下去。
近義：item, knickknack, article, object, tchotchke, thingamabob