The bow cannot always stand bent, nor can human frailty subsist without some lawful recreation.
?? 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;
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
vi. （靠很少的錢或食物）維持生活，生存下去;
?? sub下面+sist站立→站下去→活下去→生存，維持生活
"Old people often subsist on very small incomes."
老人往往靠十分微薄的收入艱難度日。
近義：last, live, be, exist, maintain, support
反義：perish, vanish, part, croak, decease, depart
n. 消遣（方式）;娛樂（方式）;重建，重現;
?? re再+cre增長，產生+ation行為 → 娛樂，消遣
"What kind of recreation do you go in for?"
你在文娛方面有什么愛好?
近義：leisure, play, playtime, diversion, divertissement, entertaining
反義：monotony, tediousness, tedium, weariness, yawn, ennui
n. 臺，看臺;立場;停止;抵抗;
vi. 站立，起立;豎直放置;保持看法;停滯;
vt. 使站立;忍受;抵御;承擔責任;
vt.& vi. 站立，（使）直立，站著;
"The crowd had to stand behind barriers."
人群只好站在障礙物后面。
近義：suffer, take, tolerate, bear, stick, endure
反義：placate, quit, remit, soften, subside, yield
adj. 彎曲的;決心的;<英>腐敗的;同性戀;
n. 愛好，癖好;[建]排架;剪股穎屬草;[植]梗草，荒草地;
v. （使）彎曲，屈身(bend的過去式和過去分詞);
"Mr Obama's plan has a redistributive bent."
奧巴馬的計劃有重新分配的傾向。
近義：inclination, leaning, penchant, predilection, predisposition, proclivity
反義：level, sleek, uniform, even, flat, upright
n. 弱點, 脆弱, 意志薄弱\\n[法] 虛弱, 意志薄弱, 因意志薄弱而犯的錯誤
近義：sickliness, puniness, softness, tenderness, weakness, weariness
反義：healthiness