As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of being.

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discern [d?'s?n] 詞頻3 詞根: cern
vt. 看出;理解,了解;識(shí)別,辨別; vi. 辨明,分清;
?? dis分開+cern搞清,區(qū)別→分開搞清→區(qū)別
"Some people find it difficult to discern blue from green."
有些人很難分辨藍(lán)色與綠色.
近義:understand, apprehend, note, notice, perceive, realize
sole [sol] 詞頻2 詞根: sole
adj. 單獨(dú)的;惟一的;專有的,獨(dú)占的; n. 鞋底;有…底的 -soled;腳底;鰨(可食用比目魚); vt. 給(鞋)換底;
?? sol單獨(dú)+e→單獨(dú)的,唯一的
"Her sole aim is personal aggrandizement."
她唯一的目的就是擴(kuò)大個(gè)人權(quán)勢(shì)。
近義:resole, flounder, one, only, single, unique
purpose ['p?p?s] 詞頻1 詞根: pos
n. 意志;目的;作用;(進(jìn)行中的)行動(dòng); vt. 有意;打算;企圖(做);決意(做);
?? pur始終+pose放→始終放的東西→目的,意圖
"We spoke to little purpose — his mind was clearly made up already."
我們說的話幾乎不起作用,他顯然已下定決心了.
近義:intend, consider, appoint, ascribe, denote, designate
existence [?ɡ'z?st?ns] 詞頻2 詞根: sist
n. 存在,實(shí)在;生活,生活方式;實(shí)體,存在物;
?? ex出+ist站立+ence名詞后綴 →存在,生存
"belief in the existence of a benevolent god"
對(duì)于仁慈的神之存在的篤信
近義:presence, life, being 反義:inexistence, absence
darkness ['dɑrkn?s] 詞頻1 詞根: /d?/
n. 黑暗;陰郁;模糊;無知;
?? dark黑暗的+ness表名詞 →黑暗
"They left under the cloak of darkness."
他們?cè)诤诎档难谧o(hù)下離開了。
近義:murk, murkiness, obscurity, tenebrosity, blackness, dark 反義:lightness, limpidity, lucidity, pellucidity, splendor, transparence
kindle ['k?ndl] 詞頻3 詞根: 光明
vt.& vi. 點(diǎn)燃,照耀;煽動(dòng),鼓舞;著火;發(fā)亮; n. 電子書閱讀器;
"This wood is too wet to kindle."
這木柴太濕點(diǎn)不著.
近義:impassion, incite, inflame, instigate, arouse, pique 反義:heal, hush, appease, lighten, lull, assuage

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