Let us grant that the pursuit of mathematics is a divine madness of the human spirit, a refuge from the goading urgency of contingent happenings.
?? 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. 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. 數學;〈詩〉同“ripen”;算學;
?? mathemat=mathematic數學的+ ics 名詞后綴→ 數學
"a dictionary of mathematics"
數學詞典
近義：arithmetic, math, maths
adj. 神的， 天賜的;極好的;神圣的;
vt.&vi. 占卜，預言;猜測， 預測;（用丫形杖）探測（地下水）;
n. 牧師;神學家;
?? divinus(屬于神的)+ine(形容詞后綴)→神的；神圣的；超人的
"No player has a divine right to be in this team."
沒有哪名選手天生就有權留在這個隊里。
近義：augur, portend, predict, prophesy, foresee, foretell
反義：hellish, immoral, impious, iniquitous, irreligious, obscene
n. 人，人類;
adj. 人的;有人性的;顯示人類特有弱點的;人本性的;
?? hum土,地+an名詞后綴，屬于...的，傳說人是由土造出的 → 人類
"The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump."
老師打了個比喻，把人的心臟比作水泵。
近義：mortal
n. 精神，心靈;情緒;勇氣;精髓;
v. 神秘地帶走;
?? spir呼吸+it名詞→有精神
"He slammed the door in a spirit of defiance."
他以挑釁性的態度把門砰地一下關上.
近義：obliterate, efface, eradicate, exterminate, lifeblood, atman
反義：soma, heartsickness, hopelessness, intimidation, lassitude, tiredness
n. 避難;避難所;庇護者;[醫]救急療法;
vt. 給予…庇護;接納…避難;
vi. 躲避;避難;
?? re回+fuge逃→逃到安全地方 → 避難
"A further 300 people have taken refuge in the US embassy."
又有300人在美國大使館避難。
近義：haven, asylum, protection, roof, safeguard, sanctuary
反義：helplessness, inattention, lassitude, loneliness, orphanhood, proscription