No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars or sailed an uncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit.

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secret ['sikr?t] 詞頻1 詞根: se
n. 秘密,機(jī)密;秘訣;奧秘; adj. 秘密的,機(jī)密的;神秘的;隱秘的;
?? se分開(kāi),離開(kāi),區(qū)別開(kāi)+cret區(qū)別→分開(kāi)來(lái)放→秘密
"the all-powerful secret police"
權(quán)力無(wú)限的秘密警察
近義:arcanum, mystery, puzzle, puzzler, reservation, reserve 反義:indiscreetness, tactlessness, bluntness, crudeness
doorway ['d?r'we] 詞頻2
n. 門(mén)口,門(mén)道;
?? door門(mén)+way路 → 門(mén)口
"They put a table athwart the doorway."
他們把桌子橫放在門(mén)口。
近義:porch, portal, portico, vestibule, door, entrance
human ['hjum?n] 詞頻1 詞根: hum
n. 人,人類(lèi); adj. 人的;有人性的;顯示人類(lèi)特有弱點(diǎn)的;人本性的;
?? hum土,地+an名詞后綴,屬于...的,傳說(shuō)人是由土造出的 → 人類(lèi)
"The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump."
老師打了個(gè)比喻,把人的心臟比作水泵。
近義:mortal
spirit ['sp?r?t] 詞頻1 詞根: spir
n. 精神,心靈;情緒;勇氣;精髓; v. 神秘地帶走;
?? spir呼吸+it名詞→有精神
"He slammed the door in a spirit of defiance."
他以挑釁性的態(tài)度把門(mén)砰地一下關(guān)上.
近義:obliterate, efface, eradicate, exterminate, lifeblood, atman 反義:soma, heartsickness, hopelessness, intimidation, lassitude, tiredness
pessimist ['pesimist;'pes?mist]
n. 悲觀(guān)主義者,悲觀(guān)者;厭世者;
"You don't have to be a pessimist to realize that we're in trouble."
不是悲觀(guān)論者也能意識(shí)到我們有了麻煩。
近義:defeatist, doomsayer, fatalist
uncharted ['?n't?ɑ:tid]
adj. 未知的,圖上未標(biāo)明的;
"They set off into the country's uncharted interior."
他們出發(fā)前往這個(gè)國(guó)家人跡罕至的內(nèi)陸。
近義:pathless, strange, undiscovered, unexplored, unknown, untouched

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