One act of beneficence, one act of real usefulness, is worth all the abstract sentiment in the world. Sentiment is a disgrace, instead of an ornament, unless it lead us to good actions.
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adj. 抽象的，理論上的;難解的;抽象派的;茫然的;
n. 抽象概念;抽象派藝術作品;摘要;[化]萃取物;
vt. 提取，分離;轉移（注意等）;概括，摘錄;<婉辭>剽竊;
?? abs向外+tract拉→把整體向外拉出一部分→抽象出來的
"The law is still too abstract."
反壟斷法仍然太抽象。
近義：absorb, withdraw, detach, disassociate, dissociate, abridge
反義：append, sum, summate, aggregate, stretch, augment
n. 感情，情緒;情操;意見，觀點;感傷;
?? senti感覺+ment名詞后綴→感覺→感情
"He has illustrated this sentiment thoroughly in a drama."
他在一出戲劇里充分地表現了這種感情.
近義：pathos, thrill, affect, affectivity, emotion, excitement
反義：imperviousness, insensitiveness, insensitivity, severity, steeliness, sternness
n. 丟臉;恥辱;不光彩;丟臉的人（或事）;
vt. 使丟臉;使失寵;使受恥辱;貶黜;
?? dis 不 + grace優雅 →恥辱, 失寵, 丟臉的人(或事)
"Her behaviour has brought disgrace on her family."
她的行為使家人蒙羞。
近義：insult, libel, mistreat, offend, outrage, abuse
反義：honour, magnify, praise, regard, revere, reverence
n. 裝飾;裝飾物;[樂]裝飾音;
v. 裝飾;美化;
?? orna=orn裝飾+ment名詞后綴→裝飾品
"The flowers were put on the table for ornament."
花放在桌子上做裝飾用.
近義：array, attire, prank, tool, trig, trim
adj. 真的;真實的，現實的;事實上的;真誠的;
adv. 真正，實在;確實地;
n. 實在，現實;實數;
"I made a real balls-up of my exams."
我考試考得一塌糊涂。
近義：legitimate, authentic, sterling, true, truthful, unfeigned
反義：imaginary, utopical, visional, chimeric, chimerical, dreamlike
n. 有用, 有益\\n[經] 有用, 有用性
近義：helpfulness, profitableness, purposefulness, service, serviceability, serviceableness
反義：incompetence, ineffectiveness, otiosity, pointlessness, unusefulness, fruitlessness
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"LITIGATION, n. A machine which you go into as a pig and come out of as a sausage."
— Ambrose Bierce