Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to nourish a man's growth without destroying his roots.
?? 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. 批評，批判;鑒定，審定，考證，校勘;苛求，[哲]批判主義;評論，評論文章;
?? critic批評，辨明，分開+ism表名詞 → 批評
"The plan has attracted criticism from consumer groups."
這項計劃引起了各消費者組織的指責。
近義：brickbat, animadversion, review, reviewal, critique, stricture
反義：applause, kudos, laud, ovation, praising, salvo
adj. 溫和的;文雅的;高尚的;
vt. 使溫和;使馴服;
n. 蛆;餌;
?? gen “出生,種族”#詞根助記：gen+tle→出身好的→高雅的
"a quiet and gentle man"
溫文爾雅的男士
近義：master, tame, break, domesticate, mellow, mild
反義：impolitic, inconsiderate, loutish, randy, rank, raw
vt. 滋養(yǎng)，施肥于;撫養(yǎng)，教養(yǎng);懷抱（希望、怨恨）;使健壯;
?? nour營養(yǎng)+ish表動詞，“造成…” →養(yǎng)育，哺育
"They needed good food to nourish their bodies."
他們需要好食品滋養(yǎng)身體.
近義：invigorate, maintain, nurture, strengthen, support, sustain
反義：underfeed
n. 生長;增長;一茬植株;腫塊，腫瘤;
?? grow成長+th抽象名詞 → 成長
"Do you know the optimum temperature for the growth of plants?"
你知道莊稼生長的最佳溫度 嗎 ?
近義：headway, improvement, increase, augmentation, progress, rising
反義：lessening, letup, recession, reduction, remission, shortage
n. 雨;（熱帶地區(qū)的）雨季，雨天;雨點般降落的東西;<俚>電子流;
vt.& vi. （雨）降下，（使）降落;大量地給，（使）大量落下;
?? 潤（諧音）：春 雨潤物細無聲
"By the looks of it, we shan't have much rain this month."
看樣子這個月雨水也不會很多.
近義：shower, rainfall, pluvial
adv. 足夠地，充足地;十分地;
adj. 充足的;足夠的;
n. 充分，足夠;滿足;
int. 夠了;
"How were they going to raise enough money for it?"
他們怎樣來為此籌集足夠的資金 呢 ?
近義：sufficient, sufficing, rather, sufficiently, considerably, amply
反義：inadequate, lacking, scanty, scarce, unsatisfactory, unsatisfying