It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one's dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank and independent.
?? 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. 保護;保持,保存;腌制食物;防腐處理;
vi. 保鮮;保持原狀;做蜜餞;禁獵;
n. 蜜餞;防護用品;禁獵地;獨占的事物(或范圍);
?? pre預先+serve保持→預先保留→保存
"Names of people in the book were changed to preserve anonymity."
為了姓名保密,書中的人用的都是化名。
近義:protect, save, shelter, defend, guard, embalm
反義:quit, stop, leave, desist, cut, finish
n. 尊嚴;高尚;自豪;自尊;
?? dign值得,高貴+ity抽象名詞 → 威嚴,莊嚴
"She always comports herself with great dignity."
她的舉止總是很端莊。
近義:honesty, honor, majesty, propriety, seemliness, stateliness
反義:humiliation, reproach, unworthiness, dishonourableness, defilement, disgrace
adj. 慷慨的,大方的;豐盛的;肥沃的;濃厚的;
?? gener出生,產生+ous形容詞后綴→[不斷]產生→豐富的,慷慨的
"It would be churlish to refuse such a generous offer."
拒絕這樣一個慷慨的提議未免失禮。
近義:humane, humanitarian, liberal, lofty, loose, loyal
反義:knavish, mean, miserly, niggard, niggardly, parsimonious
adj. 自主的;不相關連的;無黨派的;不相干的人所做的(或提供的);
n. 獨立自主的人;無黨派人士;
?? in不+depend依靠+ent...的 → 不依靠的 → 獨立的
"The evidence was corroborated by two independent witnesses."
此證據由兩名獨立證人提供。
近義:liberated, maverick, nonpartisan, autonomic, autonomous, indie
反義:associate, attache, provisionary, provisory, reliant, secondary
n. 財產,財富;富豪(階級);豐富,大量;繁榮;
?? we(我們)+a(人)+alt(種子,禿木和樹)- 財富 財富無(w)健康(health)重要
"the unfair distribution of wealth"
財富分配不公
近義:riches, richness, treasure, fortune, opulence, abundance
反義:impecuniosity, indigence, marginality, meanness, misery, pauperism
adv. 足夠地,充足地;十分地;
adj. 充足的;足夠的;
n. 充分,足夠;滿足;
int. 夠了;
"How were they going to raise enough money for it?"
他們怎樣來為此籌集足夠的資金 呢 ?
近義:sufficient, sufficing, rather, sufficiently, considerably, amply
反義:inadequate, lacking, scanty, scarce, unsatisfactory, unsatisfying