It is thus with most of us; we are what other people say we are. We know ourselves chiefly by hearsay.
?? 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
adv. 首先，第一;主要;尤其;
adj. 領袖（般）的;
?? chief主要的 + ly ...地→ adv. 主要地；首先
"We are chiefly concerned with improving educational standards."
我們主要關心的是提高教育水平。
近義：largely, mainly, mostly, primarily, principally
adv. 于是，因此;如此，這樣，像這樣，例如;到這程度，到這地步，這么;如下;
conj. 因此;
"Old people often try to economize on heating, thus endangering their health."
老年人常常想方設法節約用暖氣，結果損害了他們的健康。
近義：sic, so, that, this
v. 知道;了解;認識;確信;
n. 知情;
?? 知道know的人愛說自己不no知道
"Do you know your ABC?"
你認識所有的字母嗎？
近義：learn, understand, get, cognize, comprehend, meet
pron. “myself”的復數;我們自己;（把）我們自己;
"We enjoyed ourselves immensely."
我們快活極了。
近義：us, we
hearsay
['h?rse]
n. 傳聞，道聽途說;小道消息;謠傳;風言風語;
"You are only supposing this on hearsay, you have no proof."
你只是根據傳聞想像而已, 并沒有證據.
近義：murmur, babbling, rumor, rumors, rumour, scuttlebutt