Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
?? 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. 人,人類;居民;人民;種族;
vt. 居住于,布滿;使住滿人,在…殖民;把動物放養在;
?? popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我討厭和沒有幽默感的人打交道。
近義:populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反義:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
vt. 使驚奇;突襲;意外發現;
n. 驚喜,驚奇;意外的事;
?? sur突然+prise拿住,抓住→突然被抓住→吃驚
"The conjunction of low inflation and low unemployment came as a very pleasant surprise."
低通貨膨脹與低失業的同時出現是一大驚喜。
近義:maze, astonish, astound, stagger, startle, daunt
反義:aboulia, apathy, impassiveness, impassivity, indolence, informality
n. 足智多謀,心靈手巧;獨創性;獨出心裁,設計新穎;巧妙,精巧;
?? ingenu機靈+ity指具備某種性質→機靈,獨創性,靈活性
"We were amazed at the ingenuity with which they solved their difficulties."
他們在解決困難中所表現的智慧使我們驚嘆[佩服].
近義:inventiveness, jauntiness, keenness, liveliness, resourcefulness, scintillation
vt. 告訴,說;辨別;吩咐;講述;
vt.& vi. 分辨,辨別;告訴,吩咐;泄漏;保證;
vi. 泄密,告發;(顏色、聲音等)顯示;識別;
n. [考古學](古代村落遺址堆積而成的)臺形土墩;[方言]講的話;談話;傳聞;
?? 他告訴(tell)我,他哥哥很高(tall)
"He adjured them to tell the truth."
他要求他們講真話。
近義:maintain, assert, asseverate, mention, assure, name
反義:hide, mask, occult, shield, shroud, veil