Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is a nobler art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of nonessentials.

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besides [b?'sa?dz] 詞頻1 詞根: beside
adv. 而且;此外;以及;更; prep. (表示排斥)除…之外(還有);在…之外(還有),…之余兼;
?? be構成介詞+side邊+s表副詞 →此外,而且
"We have lots of things in common besides music."
除了音樂,我們還有很多共通點。
近義:moreover, otherwise, otoh, withal, then, additionally 反義:either
wisdom ['w?zd?m] 詞頻2 詞根: wise
n. 智慧,明智;常識,好的判斷力;知識,學問;古訓;
?? wis=wise智慧的+dom狀態或領域 →智慧
"The received wisdom is that they cannot win."
大家一致認為他們不會贏。
近義:prudence, sageness, sanity, sensibleness, carefulness, discretion 反義:nescience, philistinism, unacquaintance, unawareness, unfamiliarity, benightedness
noble ['nobl] 詞頻1 詞根: 知道
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
done [d?n] 詞頻1
adj. 已完成的;煮熟的;合乎禮儀的;合乎規矩的; int. (表示接受建議); v. 做( do的過去分詞);干;
"When you're done, perhaps I can say something."
等你說完,也許我可以說點什么。
近義:made, terminated, accomplished, complete, completed, concluded
undone ['?n'd?n;?n'd?n] 詞頻5
adj. 已解開的;未做的;煩亂的;毀了的; v. 松開( undo的過去分詞 );解開;毀滅;敗壞;
"Her blouse had come undone ."
她的襯衫扣松開了。
近義:incomplete, uncompleted, unfinished 反義:ready, terminated, accomplished, complete, completed, concluded
life [la?f] 詞頻1
n. 生活,生計;生命,性命;一生,壽命;人生,塵世;
"My life seemed aimless."
我的生活似乎沒有目標。
近義:being, existence, liveliness, spark, sprightliness, zest 反義:passing, quietus, decease, demise, disappearance, end

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