Those little nimble musicians of the air, that warble forth their curious ditties, with which nature hath furnished them to the shame of art.
— Izaak Walton
· Birds
?? 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. 好奇的; 好求知的;奇妙的; 稀奇的;
?? cur關(guān)心+ious….的→關(guān)心的，好奇的
"They were very curious about the people who lived upstairs."
他們對(duì)住在樓上的人感到很好奇。
近義：odd, peculiar, rare, strange, uncommon, unconventional
反義：artless, modest, mundane, ordinary, pedestrian, average
n. 自然;天性;天理;類型;
?? nat出生的+ure狀態(tài)→出生狀態(tài)→天性
"the adversarial nature of the two-party system"
兩黨制的對(duì)抗性
近義：milieu, surroundings, circumambiency, medium, ecosystem, environment
adj. 小的;瑣碎的;嬌小的;幼小的;
adv. 不多，略微;少許，一點(diǎn);短時(shí)間地;
n. （表示否定）微少;沒有多少;短時(shí)間;
det. （數(shù)量上）微少的，少到幾乎沒有的;（a little）少量的，一些;
"His little affectations irritated her."
他的裝腔作勢(shì)令她不快。
近義：minute, pokey, poky, short, small, tiny
反義：large, major, sizeable, sizable, some, capital
adj. 靈活的;敏捷的;（頭腦）思路敏捷的，機(jī)智的;機(jī)敏的;
近義：light, limber, lissom, lissome, lithe, nippy
反義：heavy, klutzy, lubberly, lumbering, oafish, awkward
v. 鳥鳴，用柔和的顫聲唱;
n. 鳥囀，顫聲;
"A warble for joy of lilac - time, returning in reminiscence."
唱一支深情的歌, 為這回憶中歸來的丁香花季節(jié)的歡樂.
近義：peep, pule, quaver, trill, tweet, twitter
adv. 向前，向前方;露著的，往外的;[廢語]出外，離家;
prep. 出自，從…離開;
"They set forth at dawn."
他們?cè)诶杳鲿r(shí)出發(fā)。
近義：henceforth, henceforward, hereafter