The indefatigable pursuit of an unattainable perfection, even though it consists in nothing more than the pounding of an old piano, is what alone gives meaning to our life on this unavailing star.
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indefatigable
[,?nd?'f?t?ɡ?bl]
adj. 不倦的，不屈不撓的;不眠不休;不懈;
?? in 不+ de加強意義 + fatig =weary疲倦 + able ...的 → 不知疲倦的
"an indefatigable defender of human rights"
不屈不撓的人權捍衛者
近義：industrious, laborious, assiduous, persevering, persistent, relentless
n. 追趕;工作;
?? pursu=pursue追求+it名詞后綴，表抽象名詞 →追求
"He was unrelenting in his pursuit of legal mandate."
他堅決要求得到合法的托管權.
近義：hunt, hunting, inquiry, investigation, query, quest
n. 完美;完善;最后加工;圓滿;
?? per全部+fect做+ion表名詞→ 全部做完 → 完全；完美
"His body was honed to perfection."
他的身體鍛煉得十全十美。
近義：ideality, appropriateness, refinement, suitability, completion, genuineness
反義：deficiency, faultiness
n. 鋼琴;<美俚>囚犯工作席;輕奏樂段;
?? pian輕柔+o表音樂術語或樂器 →鋼琴
"traditional songs with piano accompaniment"
用鋼琴伴奏的傳統歌曲
近義：pianoforte, softly
反義：noisily, uproariously, vociferously, louder, aloud
adj. 單獨的;獨一無二的;獨自的;
adv. 單獨地;獨自地;孤獨地;只，只有;
?? al(all)+one→單獨的(地)(=quite by oneself)
"She was alarmed at the prospect of travelling alone."
她一想到獨自旅行的情景就害怕。
近義：isolated, lone, remote, secluded, sequestered, solitary
反義：joint
n. 意思，意義;含義;意圖;
adj. 有意思的;意味深長的;
vt. 意味(mean的現在分詞);意思是;
?? mean 意思+ ing 表示行為、狀態、情況及其他 → n.意義，意思；意圖
"contextual clues to the meaning"
上下文提供的理解其含義的線索
近義：import, purport, purposefulness, sense, significance, significancy