...people are by nature fickle, and it is easy to persuade them of something, but difficult to keep them persuaded.
?? 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. 人，人類;居民;人民;種族;
vt. 居住于，布滿;使住滿人，在…殖民;把動物放養在;
?? popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我討厭和沒有幽默感的人打交道。
近義：populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反義：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
n. 自然;天性;天理;類型;
?? nat出生的+ure狀態→出生狀態→天性
"the adversarial nature of the two-party system"
兩黨制的對抗性
近義：milieu, surroundings, circumambiency, medium, ecosystem, environment
vt.& vi. 說服;勸說;使相信;使信服;
?? per貫穿，自始至終+suade勸→一直勸→勸說
"I failed in my attempt to persuade her."
我未能說服她。
近義：incite, induce, influence, proselytize, sway, convert
反義：unsell, deter, discourage
adj. 困難的;難做的;難解的;不易相處的;
?? dif不+fic做+ult表名詞→不好做→困難的
"The short story is a difficult art form to master."
短篇小說是一種很難掌握的藝術形式。
近義：rough, troublesome, complicated, arduous, intricate, labored
反義：uncomplicated, basic, cushy, doss, easy, facile
adj. （愛情、友誼等）易變的，無常的;薄情的;浮躁的;
"Fluctuating prices usually base on a fickle public's demand."
物價的波動往往是由于群眾需求的不穩定而引起的.
近義：inconsistent, inconstant, mutable, skittish, unpredictable, unreliable
adj. 容易的;舒適的;寬裕的;從容的;
adv. 容易地;不費力地;悠閑地;緩慢地;
vi. 停止劃槳（常用作命令）;
vt. 向（水手或劃手）發出停劃命令;
"It is axiomatic that life is not always easy."
生活并不總是一帆風順，這是明擺著的事實。
近義：simple, uncomplicated, basic, cushy, doss, facile
反義：arduous, intricate, labored, laborious, onerous, painful
?? Niccolo Machiavelli 的更多名言
"If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared."