Beware of sentimental alliances where the consciousness of good deeds is the only compensation for noble sacrifices.
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v. 當心;提防;
?? be使…成為+ware注意→注意
"Motorists have been warned to beware of icy roads."
已經提醒開車的人當心冰封的路面。
近義:mind, ware, careful, caution, alert
n. 意識,觀念;知覺;覺悟;感覺;
?? con全部+sci知道+ous形容詞后綴+ness表示抽象名詞 →意識,覺悟,知覺
"I can't remember any more—I must have lost consciousness ."
我想不起來了—我當時一定是失去了知覺。
近義:perception, awareness, cognizance, conscience, alertness
反義:stupor, catalepsy, coma
n. 補償,賠償;修正;補救辦法;
?? com(together)+pens(hang)+ation(名詞后綴)→補償;賠償
"This may affect your entitlement to compensation."
這可能影響你索賠的權利。
近義:offset, indemnification, indemnity, payment, premium, recompense
adj. 傷感的;多愁善感的;感情用事的;寓有情感的;
"She kept the letters for sentimental reasons."
她把那些信留作紀念。
近義:moving, romantic, bathetic, soulful, emotional
反義:imperviable, impervious, insensible, insensitive, obdurate, pitiless
adj. 高尚的;貴族的;外表莊嚴和莊重的;表現出崇高的;
n. 尊貴的人;舊時在英國使用的金幣;
?? nob(高貴的)+le: 高尚的
"He died for a noble cause."
他為了高尚的事業而犧牲。
近義:hidalgo, aristocrat, nobleman, patrician, don, gentleman
反義:plebe, commoner, peeress, ignoble, lowly, proletariat