Ambition, the soldier's virtue, rather makes choice of loss, than gain which darkens him.
?? 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. 抱負;渴望得到的東西;追求的目標;夙愿;
vt. 追求;有…野心;
?? amb大+it行走+ion名詞后綴→走大步→雄心，志向
"She never achieved her ambition of becoming a famous writer."
她一直未能實現當名作家的夙愿。
近義：covet, dream, moneygrubbing, avarice, avidity, avidness
反義：humanitarianism, largeheartedness, largess, largesse, liberality, munificence
n. 士兵;軍人;戰士;
v. 堅持;硬挺著;
?? solid+ier(表示人的名詞后綴)→軍人；士兵
"The soldier acted qua soldier, not as a human being."
那名士兵當時以軍人的身份行事，而不是以一般人的身份。
近義：militant, militarist, serviceman, warrior, gi, combatant
反義：individual, civvy, citizen, denizen
n. 美德;德行;價值;長處;
?? 我求”（諧音） 美德
"He was considered to be a paragon of virtue."
他被認為是品德盡善盡美的典范.
近義：virtuousness
反義：disadvantage
adv. 稍微，有點;相當，頗;寧愿;相反地;
int. 當然啦，怎么不;
?? 她的（her）老鼠(rat) 相當肥
"I would rather go out tonight, if you don't mind."
如果你不介意的話,我寧愿今晚出去.
近義：heretofore, instead, preferably, preferentially, previously, before
n. 選擇;選擇權;精選品;入選者;
adj. 上等的，精選的;
?? 后綴:ice 構成抽象名詞,表示行為,情況
"The choice of players for the team seemed completely arbitrary."
看來這個隊的隊員完全是隨意選定的。
近義：option, pick, preference, selection, picking, avenue
n. 損失，減少;丟失，遺失;損耗，虧損;失敗;
"He suffered from headaches and loss of appetite ."
他患有頭痛和食欲不振。
近義：waste, dilapidation, hurt, impairment, injury, nuisance
反義：headway, improvement, interest, lucre, attainment, odds