It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into.
?? 名句詞匯解析
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adj. 無用的，無效的;無價值的;差勁的;不怎么樣的;
?? use用+less無...的 →無用的
"The measures were decried as useless."
這些措施受到指責，說是不起作用。
近義：idle, inane, ineffective, insignificant, lousy, needless
反義：helpful, assistive, available, profitable, purposive, serviceable
vt. 試圖;嘗試;
n. 進攻;嘗試，沖擊;
?? at一再+tempt嘗試→一再嘗試 → 嘗試，企圖
"The move was widely seen as an attempt to appease critics of the regime."
普遍認為，這一舉措是試圖安撫批評政權的人。
近義：try, essay, intent, assay, shy, stab
n. 理由;原因;理性;理智;
vt.& vi. 推理，思考;爭辯;辯論;向…解釋;
?? 再（re）生一個（a）兒子(son)， 理由是第一個兒子夭折了
"The reason for the flood was that heavy rain."
水災是那場大雨造成的.
近義：ratiocinate, think, conclude, deduce, deduct, motivation
反義：idiocy, applesauce, imbecility, inaccuracy, inanity, mistake
n. 事件，形勢;東西，事物;家伙;事業;
"She was the only thing that made life bearable."
只因有了她生活才可以過得下去。
近義：item, knickknack, article, object, tchotchke, thingamabob
a. 思路清晰的, 言之有據的
近義：lucid, considered
反義：illogical, implausible, inane, irrational, lost, meaningless