It is certainly desirable to be well descended, but the glory belongs to our ancestors.
— Plutarch
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?? 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
adv. 無(wú)疑;當(dāng)然;確定;肯定;
?? certain確實(shí)的+ly副詞后綴，…地 → 確實(shí)地，一定地，當(dāng)然地
"I shall certainly keep a beady eye on his behaviour."
我一定會(huì)時(shí)刻睜大眼睛提防他的行為。
近義：indeed, indubitably, inevitably, infallibly, assuredly, absolutely
反義：hesitatingly, hesitatively, indecisively, arguably, tentatively, wonderingly
adj. 令人滿意的;值得擁有的;可取的;性感的;
n. 稱(chēng)心如意的人[東西];
?? desir=desirede渴望+able能...的→值得要的
"It is desirable that interest rates should be reduced."
利率下調(diào)是可取的。
近義：helpful, attractive, plum, profitable, tempting, useful
反義：ineligible, undesired, unqualified, unwanted, disqualified, homely
n. 光榮，榮譽(yù);壯觀，壯麗;（對(duì)上帝的）贊頌;非常美的事物;
vi. 得意，自豪;驕傲;
?? 雞(g)以擁有10個(gè)(lo)樹(shù)苗(ry)為 榮譽(yù)
"The cathedral is the crowning glory of the city."
大教堂是這座城市至高無(wú)上的驕傲。
近義：exult, exultation, heaven
n. 祖先( ancestor的復(fù)數(shù)形式 ); 祖宗; 原型; （動(dòng)物的）原種
近義：elders, forebears, forefathers, antecedents
反義：offspring, progeny, scions, sons, succession, brood