The quality of mercy is not strain'd, it droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven upon the place beneath. It is twice blest: It blesseth him that gives and him that takes.
?? 名句詞匯解析
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n. 質量，品質;美質，優點;才能，能力，技能，素養;品種;
adj. 優質的，高質量的;上流社會的;
?? qual資格+ity表名詞 → n.質量；品質，特性
"The burden of his complaint was that quality was very poor."
他投訴的要點是品質非常差.
近義：manner, mode, nature, way, character, kind
反義：poorness, shoddiness, sleaziness, trashiness
n. 寬容;憐憫;幸運;僥幸;
?? merc(trade)+y(名詞后綴)→慈悲
"Almighty God, have mercy on us."
全能的上主，請垂憐我們。
近義：indulgence, lenience, leniency, pity, ruth, sorriness
反義：heartlessness, inhumanity, ruthlessness, soullessness, truculence, truculency
vt.& vi. 拉緊，拉傷;用力拉;
n. 血統，家族;性格，脾氣;語氣;一段音樂;
vt. 拉緊，拽緊或扯緊;盡量使力;扭傷;歪曲;
vi. 不懈;受到強大的壓力;拉緊，緊繃;
?? strain拉，壓 → 盡力拉；工作過度
"Strain the fat off before you serve the soup."
在上湯前把里面的油濾掉.
近義：hurry, labor, overwork, spurt, strive, struggle
反義：loosen, relieve, slack, slacken, soften, unburden
adj. 溫和的;文雅的;高尚的;
vt. 使溫和;使馴服;
n. 蛆;餌;
?? gen “出生,種族”#詞根助記：gen+tle→出身好的→高雅的
"a quiet and gentle man"
溫文爾雅的男士
近義：master, tame, break, domesticate, mellow, mild
反義：impolitic, inconsiderate, loutish, randy, rank, raw
prep. 在…的下方;（表示等級）低于;（表示狀態）在…掩飾之下;（表示環境）在…影響之下;
adv. 在下面;在底下;
?? be構成一些介詞+neath下面→在下面
"They found the body buried beneath a pile of leaves."
他們發現尸體被埋在一堆樹葉下面。
近義：under, underneath, below
反義：hereinbefore, overhead, thereinbefore, up, upstairs, upwards
adv. 兩次;兩倍;兩遍;
?? twi二，兩+ce副詞后綴，…次 →二次
"The ball bounced twice before he could reach it."
球彈了兩次他才接到。
近義：doubly, double