For the great mass of mankind, the only saving grace needed is a steady fidelity to what is nearest to hand and heart for the short moment of each human effort.
?? 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. 人類;男性，男子;
?? man人+kind 種類→ n.人類
"the history of mankind"
人類的歷史
近義：humanity, humankind, humans, man, civilization
n. 節約;節儉;儲蓄金;挽救;
v. 拯救( save的現在分詞);收集;保留;避免;
prep. 除…以外;
adj. 可取的，保存的;節省的，節約的;補償的;救助的;
?? sav節省+ing名詞后綴 → 節省，節約
"electrical labour-saving devices around the home"
節省勞力的各種家用電器
近義：sparingness, thrift, economy, rescue, salvage, lean
反義：loss, misuse, spoilage, squandering, thriftlessness, wastage
n. 恩澤;優雅;慈悲;魅力;
v. 使優美;惠賜;
?? grace=grat 感激→ 感激別人態度一定好 → 文雅
"How long has Grace been involved with that red - haired boy?"
格雷斯與那個紅頭發的小伙子來往多久了?
近義：benedicite, honor, adorn, dignify, appeal, invitingness
反義：impoliteness, inelegance, abrasiveness, abruptness, asperity, rawness
adj. 穩定的，不變的;鎮定的，沉著的;堅定的;
vt. 使穩定，使堅定;
n. 關系固定的情侶;
?? stead(stand)+y(形容詞后綴)→穩定的；沉著的；使穩定；沉著
"Her breathing became steady and she fell asleep."
她的呼吸變得均勻，便睡著了。
近義：balance, stabilise, stabilize, maintain, neutralize, offset
反義：insecure, astable, astatic, precarious, rickety, rocky
n. 忠誠，忠實;逼真;保真度;盡責;
?? fid相信，信念+el名詞后綴表示人、集體+ity表示性質→相信的性質→堅貞；忠心
"There is nothing like a dog's fidelity."
沒有什么能比得上狗的忠誠.
近義：ardor, ardour, loyalty, obedience, piety, troth
反義：infidelity, ingratitude, recreancy, thanklessness, treachery, treason
n. 瞬間，片刻;時刻;重要，緊要;[物]力矩;
?? mom(move)+ent(名詞后綴)→瞬間；片刻；重要
"The moment the clown appeared on stage, the audience folded up."
小丑一出現在舞臺上, 觀眾們個個笑得前俯后仰.
近義：instant, tick, time, while, bit, flash
反義：immortality, perdurability, perenniality, perpetuity, deathlessness, afterlife
?? Joseph Conrad 的更多名言
"All ambitions are lawful except those that climb upward on the miseries or credulities of mankind."