Freedom means the opportunity to be what we never thought we would be.
?? 名句詞匯解析
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n. 自由,自主;直率;特權(quán),特許;自由權(quán);
?? free自由的+dom狀態(tài)或領(lǐng)域 →自由
"He made a bid for freedom by climbing over the wall."
他企圖翻越這面高墻以獲得自由.
近義:independence, liberty, autocracy, autonomy, emancipation, loosening
反義:peonage, thraldom, thrall, thralldom, vassalage, bondage
n. 機(jī)會(huì);適當(dāng)?shù)臅r(shí)機(jī)良機(jī);有利的環(huán)境,條件;
?? op=ob靠近 + portun=harbor港口+ ity 表名詞 → 向港口靠近 →機(jī)會(huì)
"He took the opportunity to deliver us another snub."
他借機(jī)再次冷落我們.
近義:instance, occasion, case, episode, event, happening
反義:hindrance, hitch, knot, misadventure, mishap, obstacle
n. 方法( mean的名詞復(fù)數(shù));手段;收入;財(cái)富;
v. 意味著( mean的第三人稱單數(shù));引起;打算或注定要某人成為或做某事;
"The inquiry is by no means cut and dried."
調(diào)查之事遠(yuǎn)未蓋棺定論。
近義:approach, manner, method, mode, process, strategy
n. 思想;想法;關(guān)心;思索;
v. 想( think的過去式和過去分詞);思索;以為;認(rèn)為;
"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."
人們常常認(rèn)為睡眠在某種意義上來說類似死亡。
近義:idea, intent, meditation, mind, notion, pondering
反義:unintentional, unmeant, unwilled, unwitting, unwilling