I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestioned ability of a man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.

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ability [?'b?l?ti] 詞頻2
n. 能力,資格;能耐,才能;
?? -ability 后綴,表示能力,合適性##-ility 后綴;表示”意義,有能力”
"The system has the ability to run more than one program at the same time."
該系統能夠同時運行一個以上的程序。
近義:aptitude, aptness, intelligence, knack, potential, skilfulness 反義:impotence, inability, incapability, incompetence, incompetency, invalidity
elevate ['?l?vet] 詞根: lev
vt. 舉起;提高;提升;鼓舞;
?? e出+lev提高,舉起,變輕+ate動詞后綴→舉出→升高
"He used a couple of bolsters to elevate his head."
他用兩個墊枕墊頭.
近義:heave, heft, hoist, jack, lift, raise 反義:discharge, dismount
conscious ['kɑn??s] 詞頻2 詞根: con
adj. 有意識的,神志清醒的;自覺的,有意的;(痛苦,感情,冷氣等)感覺得到的;同“self-conscious“;
?? con全部+sci知道+ous...的→知道的→有意識的;自覺的
"She's very conscious of the problems involved."
她完全意識到了所涉及的問題。
近義:sentient, knowing, mindful, attentive, awake, aware 反義:fainted
endeavor [?n'd?v?]
vt.& vi. 嘗試,試圖;盡力,竭力; n. 努力,盡力;
?? en(in,使成為)+deavour(duty)→努力;竭力
"Thereupon, we knew, our endeavor was valuable."
于是, 我們知道, 我們的努力是有價值的!
近義:endeavour, hurry, intend, labor, overwork, strain
know [no] 詞頻1 詞根: 知道
v. 知道;了解;認識;確信; n. 知情;
?? 知道know的人愛說自己不no知道
"Do you know your ABC?"
你認識所有的字母嗎?
近義:learn, understand, get, cognize, comprehend, meet
encouraging [[in'k?rid?i?]]
a. 鼓勵的, 促進的
近義:heartening, hopeful, inspirational, inspiring, auspicious, promising 反義:daunting, deterrent, disheartening, dispiriting, dissuasive

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