Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervades the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character.
?? 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. 真摯，誠心誠意，誠意;篤實;襟懷坦白;愫;
?? sincer純凈，真實的 + ity 表名詞 →誠摯, 真實, 真摯
"the artless sincerity of a young child"
幼童的天真爛漫
近義：honesty, openheartedness, openness, singleness, straightforwardness, veracity
反義：imposture, insincerity, pharisaism, phariseeism, priggishness, prudery
adj. 不可能的，做不到的;難以忍受的;不會有的，不能相信的;
n. 不可能;不可能的事;
?? im不，無，非+possible可能的→不可能的
"She was such a contrary child—it was impossible to please her."
這孩子老跟人作對，沒法讓她高興。
近義：impracticable, unachievable, unattainable, unfeasible, unreachable, unrealizable
反義：approachable, incidental, likely, obtainable, attainable, open
n. 地基;基礎;基金（會）;粉底;
?? found基礎+ation表名詞 → 基礎，地基
"to lay the foundation stone of the new museum"
為新建博物館奠基
近義：implantation, instauration, laying, mainstay, mount, plinth
conj. 除非，如果不;
prep. 除了，…除外;
"The cultural life of the country will sink into atrophy unless more writers and artists emerge."
如果沒有更多的作家和藝術家出現，這個國家的文化生活將衰退。
近義：save, except
adj. 全部的，所有的;完整的;
n. 整體，整個;全部;
?? who(誰)+le(樂): 整個的 用W去堵洞(hole)不就變成 整個的了嗎？
"The whole building was soon ablaze."
整棟大樓很快就熊熊燃燒起來。
近義：totality, unity, continuum, entirety, intact, integral
反義：quota, share, slice, imperfect, sketchy, unaccomplished
n. 假裝，作假;借口，口實;虛偽;虛飾;
"The theory made the greatest pretence of having a scientific foundation."
那學說號稱最具有科學基礎.
近義：malingering, petition, playacting, pretense, pretension, reclamation