Beauty is no quality in things themselves: it exists merely in the mind which contemplates them.

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beauty ['bjuti] 詞頻1
n. 美好;美人;完美;突出的范例;
?? bell, beau 美好
"Her beauty appeared ageless."
她的美顯得經久不衰。
近義:loveliness, niceness, preciousness, prettiness, pulchritude, sightliness 反義:hideousness, plainness, unsightliness
quality ['kwɑl?ti] 詞頻1 詞根: quali
n. 質量,品質;美質,優點;才能,能力,技能,素養;品種; adj. 優質的,高質量的;上流社會的;
?? qual資格+ity表名詞 → n.質量;品質,特性
"The burden of his complaint was that quality was very poor."
他投訴的要點是品質非常差.
近義:manner, mode, nature, way, character, kind 反義:poorness, shoddiness, sleaziness, trashiness
themselves [e?m's?lvz] 詞頻1
pron. 他[她,它]們自己;他們親自;“himself”的復數;“herself”的復數;
?? them他們+selves自己的復數 → 他們自己,
"All our officers are trained to defend themselves against knife attacks."
我們所有的警察都接受過自衛訓練,能夠對付持刀襲擊。
近義:herself, himself, itself, oneself, them, yourself
merely ['m?rli] 詞頻1
adv. 僅僅,只不過;只是;純粹;全然;
?? mere僅僅 + ly...的 → ad.僅僅,只不過
"Do you really want to go or are you merely being amiable?"
你是真的想去呢,還是僅僅為了表示友好?
近義:just, only, purely, simply, solely, but
mind [ma?nd] 詞頻1 詞根: 心智
n. 心,精神,心力,知,智力,智慧;心胸,頭腦,人;愿望,目的,意向,意志,決心,見解,意見;記憶,記性,記憶力,回想; vi. 介意;注意; vt. 專心于;介意;愿意做;照顧;
?? mind→心;意志;精神;理性;智力;注意;開會;介意
"His mind reached after an understanding of the problem."
他開動腦筋,想弄懂這個問題.
近義:heed, attend, ware, beware, follow, care
things
n. 所有物, 財產, 用具, 用品, 局面, 形勢, 情況\\n[法] 物
近義:oddments, stuff, doings, articles, etceteras

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