I have always found that angels have the vanity to speak of themselves as the only wise.
?? 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
vt. 創(chuàng)辦,成立,建立;
v. 發(fā)現(xiàn)( find的過(guò)去式);找到;到達(dá);發(fā)覺(jué);
?? found基礎(chǔ) → 為(房屋等)打基礎(chǔ),建立,創(chuàng)立
"In some stories, genies are always found inside a lamp or bottle."
在一些故事里, 燈里或瓶子中總是裝有妖怪.
近義:base, ground, establish, institute, mount, rest
反義:invalidate, abrogate, negate, nullify, omit, outlaw
n. 虛榮,浮華;自負(fù);空虛,無(wú)聊的事物;無(wú)價(jià)值的東西;
?? van空+ity表名詞→空虛
"A man's vanity is actually in proportion to his ignorance."
一個(gè)人的虛榮心實(shí)際上是和他的愚蠢程度成正比.
近義:immodesty, imperiousness, insolence, insolency, jactitation, arrogance
反義:humbleness, lowliness, meekness
pron. 他[她,它]們自己;他們親自;“himself”的復(fù)數(shù);“herself”的復(fù)數(shù);
?? them他們+selves自己的復(fù)數(shù) → 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(guò)自衛(wèi)訓(xùn)練,能夠?qū)Ω冻值兑u擊。
近義:herself, himself, itself, oneself, them, yourself
vt.& vi. 講,談;演說(shuō);從某種觀點(diǎn)來(lái)說(shuō);
?? 蛇(s)在山峰(peak)上 說(shuō)
"You must be able to speak French for this job."
干這項(xiàng)工作你得會(huì)說(shuō)法語(yǔ)。
近義:lecture, natter, talk, yack, chat, converse
adj. 聰明的,有智慧的;博學(xué)的,博識(shí)的;明白的;像智者的;
vt. 使知道,使懂得;教導(dǎo);指點(diǎn);
vi. 了解,知道;
"a wise and virtuous man"
博學(xué)多識(shí)的君子
近義:informed, judicious, knowing, knowledgeable, learned, lettered
反義:silly, stupid, tomfool, unaware, uneducated, unenlightened