If America shows weakness and uncertainty, the world will drift toward tragedy. That will not happen on my watch.
?? 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. 弱點，缺點;軟弱，優(yōu)柔寡斷;弱，衰弱，虛弱;〈口〉偏愛，癖好;
?? weak虛弱的+ness表名詞 →懦弱，虛弱
"The sudden weakness in her legs made her stumble."
她突然兩腿發(fā)軟踉蹌了一下。
近義：puniness, weakening, weariness, exinanition, debility, destructibility
反義：heart, impetuosity, impetus, impulsiveness, ardour, mastery
n. 無把握，不確定;不可靠;不確實知道，半信半疑;無把握、不確定的事物;
?? un不+certain確實的+ty表名詞→不確定，靠不住
"a feeling of doubt and uncertainty"
遲疑不定的感受
近義：hesitancy, hesitation, incertitude, indecision, indefinition, indetermination
反義：assurance, assuredness, obviousness, palpability, patency, positiveness
n. 悲劇，慘劇;悲劇文學(xué);悲劇理論，悲劇表演藝術(shù);悲劇式作品;
?? trag 表”山羊”,后引申為”悲劇”(最開始的悲劇是撒克遜人的山羊劇)##ode, ody 【希臘傳入拉丁】表”歌,詩”#詞根助記：trag(=山羊)+edy=山羊之歌(古代羊人劇是悲劇的前身)=悲劇
"a leaning towards comedy rather than tragedy"
偏愛喜劇而不是悲劇
近義：holocaust, misfortune, calamity, catastrophe, debacle, disaster
反義：joy, bliss, blithe, felicity, godspeed, happiness
vi. 發(fā)生;碰巧;出現(xiàn);偶然遇到;
?? hap(luck)+pen(動詞后綴)→發(fā)生；偶然發(fā)生；碰巧
"It's frightening to think it could happen again."
想到此事可能再次發(fā)生就使人不寒而栗。
近義：arise, issue, occur, pass, supervene, transpire
n. 世界;地球;領(lǐng)域;塵世;
?? 一句（l）話（word）講出 世界的本質(zhì)
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一個突然變得陌生而危險的世界里，他是她唯一的守護(hù)神。
近義：humanity, civilisation, civilization, orb, earth, globe
vi. 流動;隨意移動;漂泊;浮現(xiàn);
vt. 漂流;堆積成堆;
n. 漂移，偏移;趨勢，動向;大意;放任自流;
?? dri(dry)+ft(浮它):干的東西浮在它上面- 漂流 抓草稿（draft),追水漂(drift)
"a population drift away from rural areas"
農(nóng)村地區(qū)的人口外流
近義：meander, saunter, stroll, cast, precipitate, set