To look backward for a while is to refresh the eye, to restore it, and to render it the more fit for its prime function of looking forward.
?? 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
adj. 向后的;反向的;怯生生的;落后的;
adv. 向后地;相反地;回溯地;
?? back后邊+ward向... →向后的
"Because of his long illness, Tom is backward in his studies."
因為湯姆長期生病, 所以在學習中成績落后.
近義：lagging, underdeveloped, undeveloped, unprogressive, backwards, atavic
vt. 歸還;交還;使恢復;修復;
vt.& vi. 恢復（某種情況或感受）;使復原;使復位;使復職;
?? re(back)+stor(stand)+e(動詞后綴)→歸還；使復位；修補
"The measures are intended to restore public confidence in the economy."
這些舉措旨在恢復公眾對經濟的信心。
近義：reactivate, reconstruct, refurbish, rehabilitate, remodel, renovate
反義：hurt, impair, injure, mar, perish, ruin
v. 使成為;遞交;給予;表達;
?? rend給+er表動詞 →使成為；給予
"You can render the chicken down to make stock for soup."
你可以把這只雞做成湯料.
近義：impart, net, pay, produce, return, yield
adj. 最好的;首要的;最初的;基本的;
n. 精華;初期;全盛時期;青年;
vt. 使準備好;填裝;事先指導;
adv. 極好地;
vi. （為槍炮）裝火藥;涂底漆;修剪樹枝;注水入泵引起;
?? prim第一，主要的+e → 最初的，基本的
"Ade has been widely tipped as the Prime Minister."
很多人認為艾德將繼任首相.
近義：stoke, fuel, bloom, blossom, blossoming, efflorescence
n. 功能，作用;應變量，函數;職務;重大聚會;
vi. 有或起作用;行使職責;
?? funct活動+ion表名詞 → 功能
"The function of the kidneys is to excrete wastes from the body."
腎的功能是排泄人體里的廢物.
近義：ceremony, operate, perform, run, work, interrelation
adv. 前進地;向前;至將來;提前地;
adj. 向前方的;迅速的;（社會、政治）進步的;早熟的;
vt. 促進，助長;（按新地址）轉寄;發送;
n. 前鋒;
?? for前 + ward向... → ad.向前；今后，往后\r\nv.轉發
"He leaned forward, his hands clasped tightly together."
他俯身向前，雙手十字交錯地緊握著。
近義：reship, patronize, promote, propitiate, support, uphold
反義：get, back, backward, rearward, fro