Man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter.
?? 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
adj. 卓越的;著名的;受人尊敬的;顯得重要的;
v. 辨別,區(qū)別( distinguish的過(guò)去式和過(guò)去分詞);突出;區(qū)別(distinguish的過(guò)去式);
?? distinguish區(qū)別+ed表形容詞→與眾不同→著名的
"a distinguished career in medicine"
在醫(yī)學(xué)領(lǐng)域的輝煌生涯
近義:illustrious, appointed, leading, marked, meritorious, outstanding
反義:idle, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insubstantial, meaningless
n. 能力,才能;全體教職員;<英>(大學(xué)的)專科,系;特權(quán),特許;
?? facul做 + ty表名詞→ 會(huì)做東西 → 能力
"So far as I know, she has a faculty of housekeeping."
就我所知, 她很善于理家.
近義:aptitude, aptness, arbitration, jurisdiction, mastery, auctoritas
反義:impotence, inability, incapability, incompetence, incompetency, invalidity
n. 笑,笑聲;〈古〉好笑的事;〈美俚〉力量懸殊得可笑的體育比賽;大笑;
"a bark of laughter"
一聲大笑
近義:heehaw, laugh, laughing, mirth, tehee