Theology is never any help; it is searching in a dark cellar at midnight for a black cat that isn't there. Theologians can persuade themselves of anything.
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?? 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
n. 地下室，地窖;酒窖;<英>（都市住宅的）地下煤窖;[機]油盒;
vt. 把…藏入地窖（酒窖）;
?? cell小房子+ar表名詞 →地窖
"the inky blackness of the cellar"
地窖里的一片漆黑
近義：winery, bin, mainstay, plinth, base, basement
vt.& vi. 說服;勸說;使相信;使信服;
?? per貫穿，自始至終+suade勸→一直勸→勸說
"I failed in my attempt to persuade her."
我未能說服她。
近義：incite, induce, influence, proselytize, sway, convert
反義：unsell, deter, discourage
pron. 他[她，它]們自己;他們親自;“himself”的復數;“herself”的復數;
?? them他們+selves自己的復數 → 他們自己,
"All our officers are trained to defend themselves against knife attacks."
我們所有的警察都接受過自衛訓練，能夠對付持刀襲擊。
近義：herself, himself, itself, oneself, them, yourself
vt.& vi. 幫助;有助于， 有利于;
vt. 治療;避免;招待（客人）;給…盛（飯、菜）;
n. 幫助;助手;補救辦法;有用;
vi. （在餐桌旁）招待，侍應，作仆人（或店員、服務員等）;
int. [呼救語]救命！;
?? 同義詞：assist，aid
"He finally agreed, albeit reluctantly, to help us."
盡管勉強，他最后還是同意幫助我們。
近義：assist, assuage, attend, succor, succour, support
反義：leave, neglect, quit, strand, desert, forsake
searching
['s?:t?i?]
adj. 搜索的;徹底的;銳利的;
n. 搜尋，搜索，檢查;
v. 找尋( search的現在分詞 );搜查;探查;[醫學]（用儀器）探測（外傷）;
"He combed through the files searching for evidence of fraud."
他詳查檔案,尋找欺詐行為的證據.
近義：hunt, inquiry, pursuit, query, quest, research
adj. 黑暗的;烏黑的;憂郁的;神秘的;
n. 黑暗;暗色;暗處;
?? 輪椅(d)上的藝術家(ar)使肯德基(k)變得 黑暗
"She groped blindly for the light switch in the dark room."
她在黑暗的房間里摸索電燈開關。
近義：obscurity, penumbra, semidarkness, twilight, blackness, darkness
反義：incandescence, brightness, brilliance, brilliancy, firelight, glow