Death is as light as a feather; duty as heavy as a mountain.
— Unknown
· No category
?? 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. 死亡;（某種）死法，死亡方式;病危;死神;
?? dead(死)+th(表示抽象名詞的后綴)→死的
"a verdict of accidental death"
意外死亡的裁決
近義：passing, quietus, decease, demise, disappearance, end
反義：inception, nascence, nascency, onset, origin, rising
n. 職責，責任;義務;職責或工作;稅收;
?? deb, du =owe (欠債)
"It is my duty to report it to the police."
把這事報告給警方是我的責任。
近義：job, obligation, obstriction, onus, responsibility, commitment
反義：authorization, permission
n. 山，山岳;山脈;一大堆;大量;
?? mount登上+ain名詞后綴 → 山
"the eastern slopes of the mountain"
東山坡
近義：highlands, hill, mount, sierra, highland, savage
n. 光;發光體;電燈;點火器;
adj. 輕的;明亮的;淺色的;少量的;
v. 點燃;照亮;用光指引;
adv. 輕地，輕裝地;
?? 房間光線（light）明暗度正好（right）
"The office was light and airy."
辦公室又明亮又通風。
近義：illuminate, illumine, lighten, brighten, ignite, incandescence
反義：quench, douse, extinguish, murk, murkiness, obscurity
n. 羽毛，翎毛;狀態，心情;種類;槳葉的水平運動;
v. 給裝上羽毛，用羽毛裝飾;使（槳）與水面平行;長羽毛;
?? 父親(father)的被子(e)是 羽毛做的
"Winning the gold medal was a feather in his cap."
奪得金牌是他值得自豪的成就.
近義：plume, fletch, quill
adj. 重的，沉重的;大量的，濃密的;激烈的;重型的;
n. 重物;莊重的角色;
adv. 密集地;大量地;笨重地;
"There is heavy traffic in the downtown area tonight."
今夜鬧市區交通繁忙。
近義：hotshot, lion, mogul, nabob, notable, personage
反義：ingravid, lightweight, thin, underweight, weightless, filmy