I think it better that in times like these a poet's mouth be silent, for in truth we have no gift to set a statesman right.

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truth [tr?θ] 詞頻1
n. 真理;真相,事實(shí);忠實(shí),忠誠;現(xiàn)實(shí),現(xiàn)實(shí)性;
?? tru相信,真實(shí)+th抽象名詞 →事實(shí),真理
"He adjured them to tell the truth."
他要求他們講真話。
近義:honesty, reality, reliability, sooth, substantiality, truthfulness 反義:hypocrisy, imposture, meretriciousness, phoniness, spuriousness, truthlessness
gift [ɡ?ft] 詞頻1
n. 贈(zèng)品,禮物;天賦;贈(zèng)送;天資; vt. 賦予;向…贈(zèng)送;天賦權(quán)力(或才能等);授予;
?? give(給予)+t(表示抽象名詞的后綴)→贈(zèng)與;禮物
"The watch was a gift from my mother."
這塊表是母親給我的禮物。
近義:present, treat, bestowal, giveaway, offering, charity
statesman ['stetsm?n] 詞頻2 詞根: 站立
n. 政治家;
?? states政務(wù)+man人→ n.國務(wù)活動(dòng)家,政治家
"an elder statesman of golf"
高爾夫球的元老
think [θ??k] 詞頻1
vt. 想;思索;以為;看待; vi. 思辯;考慮;構(gòu)想;回憶; adj. 深思的;供思考的; n. 想;想法;
?? 深刻(諧音):深刻的思 想 我在想(think)該如何感謝(thank)他們
"They'll think you're being antisocial if you don't go."
要是你不去,他們就會(huì)認(rèn)為你不合群。
近義:imagine, meditate, mull, perpend, ponder, ratiocinate
better ['b?t?] 詞頻1
adj. 較好的;更合適的;能力更強(qiáng)的;好轉(zhuǎn)的; adv. 更好地;更妥;更; v. 勝過;上進(jìn); n. 更好者;更有才智者;
"We're hoping for better weather tomorrow."
我們希望明天天氣轉(zhuǎn)好。
近義:improve, perfect, upgrade, meliorate, complete, enrich 反義:intensify, worsen, aggravate, deteriorate, exacerbate, lousy
poet ['po?t] 詞頻1
n. 詩人;空想家;古典芭蕾舞大師;
"The poet expressed his burning passion for the woman he loved."
這位詩人表達(dá)了他對自己熱戀的女人的強(qiáng)烈情感.
近義:bard, scop

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