When lenity and cruelty play for a kingdom, the gentler gamester is the soonest winner.
?? 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. 殘忍;殘忍的行為;殘酷行為;虐待;
?? cruel殘酷的+ty表名詞 →殘酷
"The deliberate cruelty of his words cut her like a knife."
他故意說的殘酷無情的話對她像刀割一樣。
近義:outrage, heartlessness, inclemency, inhumanity, insidiousness, mercilessness
n. 王國;界;領域;
?? king國王+dom狀態或領域 →王國
"After the old king died, his son ruled over the kingdom."
老國王死后, 他兒子統治這個王國.
近義:realm
n. 比賽;游戲;戲劇;賭博;
vt.& vi. 玩;演奏;演出;參加比賽;
vt. 扮演;擔任,充當…的角色;演出;裝扮;
vi. 玩耍,游戲;[游戲] 參加游戲;賭博;鬧著玩;
?? 聯想:只要一玩就“不累
"The critic's review of the play was just a paragraph of bile."
那位批評家對這部戲劇的評論不過是在發泄怒氣。
近義:romp, sport, toy, dally, frisk, frolic
反義:sooth, substantiality, truth, verity, actuality, fact
n. 獲勝的人;勝券在握;制勝的一記入球;成功的東西;
"an Olympic bronze medal winner"
奧林匹克銅牌得主
近義:prizewinner, triumpher, vanquisher, victor, overcomer, conquerer
反義:pushover, quitter, turkey, duffer, dud, failure
n. 慈悲, 寬大處理\\n[法] 寬大, 寬大的行為
近義:indulgence, leniency, looseness, permissiveness, softness
反義:insensibility, insensitiveness, insensitivity, austerity, rigor, rigorousness