Music is essentially useless, as life is: but both have an ideal extension which lends utility to its conditions.
?? 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
adj. 無用的，無效的;無價值的;差勁的;不怎么樣的;
?? use用+less無...的 →無用的
"The measures were decried as useless."
這些措施受到指責，說是不起作用。
近義：idle, inane, ineffective, insignificant, lousy, needless
反義：helpful, assistive, available, profitable, purposive, serviceable
adj. 理想的，完美的;被認為是最好的;完全或相當令人滿意的;想象的，假設的;
n. 理想;典范，典型;目標，高尚的、有價值的原則或目標;
?? ide=idea思想，觀點+al名詞后綴 → 對未來的思想 → 理想
"Any attempt to construct an ideal society is foredoomed to failure."
任何構建理想社會的努力都注定要失敗。
近義：idealization, intention, aspiration, mark, objective, purport
反義：inappropriate, inapt, incompatible, insufficient, lacking, scanty
n. 伸展，擴大;延長，延期;[醫]牽引;電話分機;
?? exten=extend伸展；擴大+sion表名詞 →延展，擴張；延期
"The toolshed was built as an extension of the house."
工具房被看作是這座房屋的附加部分.
近義：wing, addition, annex, margin, augmentation, augmenting
反義：flection, flexure
n. 功用，效用;有用的物體或器械;公用事業公司;公用事業;
adj. 有多種用途的;各種工作都會做的;能在數個位置作替補的;為獲得經濟價值而飼養;
?? ut用+ility名詞后綴，狀態→公用事業；有用
"A fur coat has more utility in winter than in autumn."
毛皮外衣在冬天比在秋天更有用.
近義：helpfulness, profitableness, purposefulness, service, serviceability, serviceableness
反義：incompetence, ineffectiveness, otiosity, pointlessness, unusefulness, fruitlessness
adv. 本質上，根本上;本來;“essential“的派生;
"There are three essentially different ways of tackling the problem."
解決這個問題有三種根本不同的方法。
近義：inherently, practically, basically, substantially, crucially, fundamentally