The true test of a civilization is not the census, nor the size of the cities, nor the cropsa€”no, but the kind of man the country turns out.

?? 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

test [t?st] 詞頻1 詞根: test
n. 試驗;考驗;測驗;化驗; vt. 測驗;考查;考驗;勘探; vi. 受試驗;受測驗;受考驗;測得結果;
?? test =test,tuitness,表示”測試,證據”
"I completed the test within the time allotted ."
我在限定的時間內完成了試驗。
近義:inspect, investigate, assay, overhaul, probe, sample 反義:invent, noodle, vamp, adlib, extemporise, extemporize
civilization [,s?v?l?'ze??n] 詞頻2 詞根: civilize
n. 文明,文化;開化,教化;修養;文明社會;
?? civil市民;禮貌+ization...化→文明 → 文明,文化
"Civilization is on the brink of apocalypse."
文明已瀕臨毀滅的邊緣。
近義:humanity, mankind, world, civilisation, kultur, culture
census ['s?ns?s] 詞頻4 詞根: censur
n. 人口普查,統計;人口財產調查;
?? cens評估+us表名詞→查[人口]→普查 → 人口普查
"A census of population is taken every ten years."
人口普查每10年進行一次.
近義:recording, censual
true [tru] 詞頻1
adj. 真正的;真實的;忠實的;正確的; adv. 真正地;確實地;正確地;正當地; n. 真理,真實;正,準,精確; vt. 擺正;決定(某物)的位置以使其平衡、平穩或水平;
"A whale is a fish. True or false?"
鯨魚是魚,對還是錯?
近義:legitimate, original, authentic, real, sterling, truthful 反義:illegitimate, imitation, artificial, mock, phoney, phony
size [sa?z] 詞頻1
n. 大小,尺寸;規模;膠料,漿糊;巨大,大量; vt. 按大小排列;改變…的大小;上膠料,上漿;上涂料; adj. 一定尺寸的;
?? 四(si)則(ze)運算量 尺寸
"This report is an acknowledgement of the size of the problem."
這個報告承認了問題的嚴重性。
近義:dimension, magnitude, roominess, spaciousness, vastness, volume 反義:shortness, slightness, tininess, trifle, minuteness, diminutiveness
kind [ka?nd] 詞頻1 詞根: /kin/
n. 〈古〉方式,方法;本質,天性;同類;某類; adj. 仁慈的,體貼的;友善的,好心的;溫和;寬宏大量的;
"Beneath his gruff exterior, he's really very kind-hearted."
他外表冷漠,心地卻十分善良。
近義:nature, order, quality, rank, sort, stamp 反義:heedless, impolite, inattentive, inclement, abrupt, loutish

?? Ralph Waldo Emerson 的更多名言

查看 Ralph Waldo Emerson 全部名言 ›

?? 更多「No category」名言

更多「No category」名言 ›