People are simply incapable of prolonged, sustained goodness.
?? 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. 人，人類(lèi);居民;人民;種族;
vt. 居住于，布滿;使住滿人，在…殖民;把動(dòng)物放養(yǎng)在;
?? popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我討厭和沒(méi)有幽默感的人打交道。
近義：populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反義：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
adv. 簡(jiǎn)單地，樸素地;（引出概括或解釋?zhuān)┎贿^(guò)，僅僅;簡(jiǎn)直;<非正>實(shí)在;
?? sim一次 + ply 折疊 →折一次 → ad.簡(jiǎn)單地；樸素地
"The clock is simply for ornament; it doesn't work any more."
這架時(shí)鐘純屬擺設(shè)，它再也不走了。
近義：just, merely, only, purely, solely, but
反義：elaborately, painfully, wearisomely, challengingly, hardly
adj. 無(wú)能力的，不會(huì)的;不能的;[法]沒(méi)有資格的;不舞之鶴;
?? in不，無(wú)+cap握住+able...的→握不住的 → 無(wú)能力的
"He would be incapable of committing such a cruel deed."
他不會(huì)做出這么殘忍的事.
近義：incompetent, inefficient, unable, uncapable, unfit, unqualified
反義：apt, proficient, qualified, skilled, suitable, usable
n. 良好;善良;精華;上帝;
int. 天哪，哎呀;
?? good好的+ness表名詞 →善行，優(yōu)良
"For goodness' sake, just use your common sense!"
我的老天，你也憑常識(shí)想想！
近義：humanism, kindheartedness, kindliness, kindness, benevolence, benevolentness
反義：infamy, iniquity, malevolence, maliciousness, malignance, malignity
prolonged
[pr?'l??d]
adj. 持續(xù)很久的;延長(zhǎng)的;拖延的;曼;
"Prolonged strike action debilitated the industry."
長(zhǎng)時(shí)間的罷工削弱了這個(gè)行業(yè)的活力。
近義：large, lengthy, protracted, spacious, vast, wide
反義：momentary, passing, perishable, short, transient, transitory
sustained
[s?s'teind]
adj. 持久的，持續(xù)的;
v. 維持( sustain的過(guò)去式和過(guò)去分詞 );支撐;忍受;長(zhǎng)期保持;
"Without correct leadership, the enthusiasm of the masses cannot be sustained."
沒(méi)有正確的領(lǐng)導(dǎo), 群眾的積極性就不可能持久.
近義：incessant, steady, unbroken, unceasing, uninterrupted, breakless
反義：intercadent, intermittent, uncontinuous, broken, faltering