Even against the greatest of odds, there is something in the human spirit- a magic blend of skill, faith, and valor- that can lift men from certain defeat to incredible victory.
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?? 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
prep. 反對;對…不利;緊靠;以防;
?? gain =against (反對)#詞根助記：反對
"Ten people voted in favour, five against and two abstained."
十人投票贊成，五人反對，兩人棄權。
近義：athwart, agin
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. 信用，信任;宗教信仰;忠誠;宗教;
int. 實在，確實;
?? fai(trust)+th(名詞后綴)→信仰；信心
"The workers thought that the boss acted in bad faith."
工人們認為老板的行為居心不良.
近義：belief, credence, religion, creed, assurance, sureness
反義：misgiving, mistrust, suspicion, suspiciousness, disbelief, doubtfulness
vt. 擊敗，戰勝;挫敗;[法]宣告無效，作廢;
n. 戰勝;失敗;[法]廢除;
?? de向下+feat做，制作→做下去→打下去 →打敗，摧毀
"She commiserated with the losers on their defeat."
她對失敗的一方表示同情。
近義：master, overcome, overpower, pip, subdue, subjugate
反義：overthrow, rout, thrashing, trimming, whipping, beating
adj. 不可思議的;驚人的;難以置信的;未必可能的;
?? in不+credible可信的→不可信的
"It seemed incredible that she had been there a week already."
真讓人難以置信，她已經在那里待了一個星期了。
近義：unaccountable, unbelievable, unconvincing, unearthly, unprecedented, amazing
反義：likely, plausible, reliable, verisimilar, believable, colourable