The key to living a moral life is this: Do nothing in private that you would be ashamed to discuss openly with your mother.
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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
adj. 活（著）的;現存的;在使用中的;逼真的;
n. 生計;生活方式;生存之道;
v. 活( live的現在分詞);居住;以…為生;（按照規矩）管理生活;
?? liv生活+ing名詞后綴 → 生活，生計
"The prisoners were living in appalling conditions."
囚犯的居住條件極為惡劣。
近義：livelihood, sustenance, live, quickened, surviving, alive
反義：inert, insentient, lifeless, spiritless, unanimated, unfeeling
adj. 道德的，道義上的;精神上的;無疑的，當然的;教導道德的;
n. 寓意，教訓;（尤指男女間的）品行;格言;〈古〉相對者;
?? mor道德+al...的 → 道德的
"My sister came along just to give me some moral support."
我姐姐只是過來給我一些道義上的支持。
近義：parable, corollary, principled, righteous, deontological, ethical
反義：immodest, indecent, iniquitous, lewd, obscene, piacular
adj. 私有的，私人的;秘密的;內心的;平民的，無官職的，士兵的;
n. 列兵，士兵，[陸]二等兵;〈古〉私人，個人;陰部，生殖器;
?? priv單個+ate形容詞后綴→個人的
"You can visit the whole palace except for the private apartments."
整座宮殿除內殿外均可參觀。
近義：pfc, grunt, squaddie, inside, noteworthy, particular
反義：open, overt, patent, communal
adj. 慚愧的，羞恥的，害臊的;難為情;
?? a加強意義+sham羞恥+ed...的→羞恥的
"She was deeply ashamed of her behaviour at the party."
她對自己在聚會上的行為深感羞愧。
近義：humiliated, mortified, shamed, shamefaced, timid, blushing
反義：hotheaded, impassioned, proudhearted, brave, elated, exalted
vt. 討論，談論;論述，詳述;商量;
?? dis分開，分離+cuss敲打→把問題分開敲→討論
"We'll discuss this when you're in a better frame of mind."
你心情好些時我們再討論這件事。
近義：moot, pose, present, propose, propound, raise
反義：hide, mask, occult, shield, shroud, veil
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