Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience. Knowing grass, I can appreciate persistence.
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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
vt.& vi. 懂，理解;
vt. 了解;默認;聽說;領會;
?? under(under)+stand→懂；了解；通曉；認為
"That's just an approximation, you understand."
你知道那僅僅是近似值。
近義：ideate, imagine, apprehend, interpret, assimilate, penetrate
反義：misapprehend, misconstrue, mishear, misinterpret, misrepresent, misread
n. 意思，意義;含義;意圖;
adj. 有意思的;意味深長的;
vt. 意味(mean的現在分詞);意思是;
?? mean 意思+ ing 表示行為、狀態、情況及其他 → n.意義，意思；意圖
"contextual clues to the meaning"
上下文提供的理解其含義的線索
近義：import, purport, purposefulness, sense, significance, significancy
n. 耐心，耐性;忍耐;單人紙牌游戲;
?? pati忍受 + ence表示性質、狀態 → n.忍耐，容忍，耐心
"Everyone admired her patience and unfailing good humour."
人人都佩服她的耐心和永不衰減的好脾氣。
近義：resignation, accordance, acquiescence, compliance, conformance, conformity
反義：restlessness, unrest
vt. 感激;欣賞;領會;鑒別;
vi. （使）增值，漲價;
?? ap一再+preci價值+ate動詞后綴→一再給價→欣賞
"You can't really appreciate foreign literature in translation."
看翻譯作品不能真正欣賞到外國文學原著的美妙之處。
近義：prize, treasure, value, admire, esteem, relish
反義：loathe, scorn, scout, slight, spurn, underestimate
n. 堅持不懈;執意;持續;留存，（螢光屏上余輝的）保留時間;
?? persist堅持+ence名詞后綴→堅持，持續
"His persistence was finally rewarded when the insurance company agreed to pay for the damage."
保險公司同意賠償損失，他的堅持不懈終于得到了回報。
近義：insistence, perseverance, persistency, pertinaciousness, pertinacity, sedulousness
反義：hesitance, hesitancy, hesitation, irresolution, mutability, unsteadiness
a. 博學的, 聰穎的, 精明的
近義：hip, informed, knowledgeable, learned, lettered, mindful
反義：silly, stupid, tomfool, unaware, uneducated, unenlightened