The church was not merely a thermometer that recorded the ideas and principles of popular opinion; it was a thermostat that transformed the mores of society.
?? 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. 僅僅，只不過;只是;純粹;全然;
?? mere僅僅 + ly...的 → ad.僅僅，只不過
"Do you really want to go or are you merely being amiable?"
你是真的想去呢,還是僅僅為了表示友好?
近義：just, only, purely, simply, solely, but
n. 溫度計;體溫表;
?? thermo熱 + meter 計量，測量 → n.溫度計，寒暑表
"the gradations on a thermometer"
溫度計上的刻度
近義：pyrometer, thermograph
adj. 流行的，大眾化的;民眾的，大眾的，公眾的;通俗的，普通的，平易的;〈美俚〉自以為了不得的，驕傲的;
?? popul人民+ar…的 → 大眾的 → 流行的
"This is the most popular model in our whole range."
這是我們產品中最受歡迎的型號.
近義：appreciated, prized, regarded, respected, valued, celebrated
反義：ignored, obscure, unadmired, unbeknown, unfamiliar, unidentified
n. 意見，主張;評價;鑒定，判定;
?? opin- 表”假設,想,判斷”
"The general opinion is that the conference was a success."
普遍認為這次會議是成功的。
近義：judgement, judgment, notion, persuasion, sentiment, tenet
thermostat
['θ?m?st?t]
n. 恒溫（調節）器;
?? thermo=heat熱 + stat = stand站，立 →溫度不變→ 恒溫器
"This hotel is equipped with a central heating thermostat."
這家旅館裝有中央空調溫度調節器.
近義：thermoregulator
mores
['m?rez]
n. 風俗，民德，道德觀念;
?? mor道德+es表示復數 → 道德觀念；風俗
"The essential element in the mores and in personal morality is consistency."
民風民德,以及個人道德中首要的因素是其連貫性.
近義：politeness, propriety, civilisation, civilization, conventions, courtesies