An epigram often flashes light into regions where reason shines but dimly.
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n. 機智的短詩，警句，諷刺詩;
?? epi在…上，在…周圍，在…后面+gram寫→寫在上面的話→格言
"After a little while, the English teacher turned off an epigram."
過了一會兒, 英文老師作出了一首諷刺詩.
近義：aphorism, maxim, proverb, saw, saying, byword
adv. 常常;經常;時常;再三;
?? 十(ten)有八九的(of)， 經常的
"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."
人們常常認為睡眠在某種意義上來說類似死亡。
近義：manyfold, oft, oftentimes, repeatedly, usually, offtimes
反義：infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes
n. 光;發光體;電燈;點火器;
adj. 輕的;明亮的;淺色的;少量的;
v. 點燃;照亮;用光指引;
adv. 輕地，輕裝地;
?? 房間光線（light）明暗度正好（right）
"The office was light and airy."
辦公室又明亮又通風。
近義：illuminate, illumine, lighten, brighten, ignite, incandescence
反義：quench, douse, extinguish, murk, murkiness, obscurity
n. 理由;原因;理性;理智;
vt.& vi. 推理，思考;爭辯;辯論;向…解釋;
?? 再（re）生一個（a）兒子(son)， 理由是第一個兒子夭折了
"The reason for the flood was that heavy rain."
水災是那場大雨造成的.
近義：ratiocinate, think, conclude, deduce, deduct, motivation
反義：idiocy, applesauce, imbecility, inaccuracy, inanity, mistake
adv. 昏暗地，朦朧地，模糊地;依稀;影影綽綽;隱隱約約;
"a dimly lit room"
燈光昏暗的房間
近義：lamely, lightly, limply, slightly, weakly, faintly