I began to have an idea of my life, not as the slow shaping of achievement to fit my preconceived purposes, but as the gradual discovery and growth of a purpose which I did not know.
?? 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. 完成，達到;成就，成績;
?? achieve 達成+ ment表示行為、行為的過程或結果 → n.成績,成就；實現,完成,達到
"the greatest scientific achievement of the decade"
這十年最偉大的科學成就
近義：hit, arrival, attainment, performance, prodigy, prowess
反義：infelicity, irregularity, lapse, miss, overthrow, shortcoming
n. 發現，發覺;（劇情的）發展;被發現的事物;[法]顯示證據;
?? discover發現+y表名詞 →掀開 → 發現
"The discovery of distillation is usually accredited to the Arabs of the 11th century."
通常認為，蒸餾法是阿拉伯人在11世紀發明的。
近義：invention, strike, disclosure, find, finding
n. 生長;增長;一茬植株;腫塊，腫瘤;
?? grow成長+th抽象名詞 → 成長
"Do you know the optimum temperature for the growth of plants?"
你知道莊稼生長的最佳溫度 嗎 ?
近義：headway, improvement, increase, augmentation, progress, rising
反義：lessening, letup, recession, reduction, remission, shortage
n. 意志;目的;作用;（進行中的）行動;
vt. 有意;打算;企圖（做）;決意（做）;
?? pur始終+pose放→始終放的東西→目的，意圖
"We spoke to little purpose — his mind was clearly made up already."
我們說的話幾乎不起作用,他顯然已下定決心了.
近義：intend, consider, appoint, ascribe, denote, designate
n. 主意，想法;[哲]理念，觀念;[樂]樂句;模糊想法;
?? dear(親愛的），你有什么好idea(主意）
"How does the idea of a holiday in Spain grab you?"
你對于到西班牙去度假這個主意感興趣 嗎 ?
近義：intent, knowledge, notion, purpose, think, thought
n. 生活，生計;生命，性命;一生，壽命;人生，塵世;
"My life seemed aimless."
我的生活似乎沒有目標。
近義：being, existence, liveliness, spark, sprightliness, zest
反義：passing, quietus, decease, demise, disappearance, end