Use, do not abuse; neither abstinence nor excess ever renders man happy.
— 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. 濫用;惡習;侮辱;惡言;
vt. 濫用;虐待;辱罵;
?? ab相反，變壞，離去+use用→用壞→濫用
"victims of child abuse"
受虐待的兒童
近義：misuse, overuse, insult, irritate, maltreat, mistreat
反義：abnegate, avail, utilise, utilize, appropriateness, correctness
neither
['nie?]
adj. （兩者）都不的;
pron. 兩者都不;
adv. 兩個都不;既不…也不;
conj. 也不;既不;
?? n(not)+either→既非；皆不；兩者都不
"Neither party is willing to compromise and herein lies the problem."
雙方都不愿意妥協，問題就在這里。
近義：no, either
反義：likewise, moreover, too, withal, besides, then
n. 節制;節欲;戒酒;
?? abs相反，變壞，離去+tin拿住+ence名詞后綴→不在拿住→戒除，禁欲
"total abstinence from strong drink"
戒絕烈性酒
近義：astringency, moderation, abstemiousness, abstention, austerity, privation
反義：immoderation, licentiousness, orgy, unbridling, unleashing, unrestrainedness
n. 超過;超額量;多余量;放肆;
adj. 超重的，過量的，額外的;
?? ex出+cess行走→過度，過剩
"It would export excess supply, instead."
相反，它將輸出過度的供應。
近義：overabundance, overflow, overplus, plethora, superabundance, surfeit
反義：inadequacy, insufficiency, absence, lack, meagerness, need
adj. 幸福的;快樂的;巧妙的;〈口〉有點醉意的;
?? happ機會，運氣+y...的→有運氣的→幸運的；幸福的
"I am so happy to get munificent birthday presents from my friends."
我很高興跟我朋友收到大量的生日禮物.
近義：lively, cheerful, fluky, flukey, jaunty, jocular
反義：luckless, malcontent, mirthless, miserable, mournful, sad