There are some that only employ words for the purpose of disguising their thoughts.
— Voltaire
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?? 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. 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
vt. 雇用;使用，利用;
n. 受雇;服務;工作;
?? em(=in)+ploy(=play):進來玩- 雇傭
"Alexander is a racist who refuses to employ blacks."
亞歷山大是個種族歧視者,拒絕聘用黑人.
近義：occupy, use, utilise, utilize, deploy, hire
反義：sack, terminate, boot, discharge, cashier, cease
v. 假扮( disguise的現在分詞 ); 化裝; 偽裝; 掩蓋
近義：playacting, pretence, pretense, simulation, pretending, dissimulation