Live neither in the past nor in the future, but let each day's work absorb your entire energies, and satisfy your widest ambition.
?? 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
neither
['nie?]
adj. (兩者)都不的;
pron. 兩者都不;
adv. 兩個都不;既不…也不;
conj. 也不;既不;
?? n(not)+either→既非;皆不;兩者都不
"Neither party is willing to compromise and herein lies the problem."
雙方都不愿意妥協,問題就在這里。
近義:no, either
反義:likewise, moreover, too, withal, besides, then
vt. 吸收(液體、氣體等);吸引(注意);吞并,合并;忍受,承擔(費用);
?? ab加強+sorb吸收→吸收
"His mind was like a sponge, ready to absorb anything."
他的腦子跟海綿似的,什么都能吸收。
近義:sip, soak, sop, sponge, suck, sup
反義:ooze, perspire, secrete, transpire, transude, distil
adj. 全部的;整個的;全體的;囫圇;
?? en進+tire緊→全部靠緊,擠進去→不遺留在外→完整的
"Throughout the entire altercation, not one sensible word was uttered."
爭了半天, 沒有一句話是切合實際的.
近義:integral, livelong, total, unabridged, uncut, undivided
vt.& vi. 使滿意,滿足;
vt. 使確信;符合,達到(要求、規定、標準等);消除;履行;
vi. 使滿足或足夠;使滿意;
?? satis足夠,飽足+fy化→使…滿足
"She skipped normal meals to satisfy her craving for chocolate and crisps."
她不吃正餐,以便滿足自己吃巧克力和炸薯片的渴望.
近義:humor, oblige, overfill, pall, please, quench
反義:irritate, pain, roil, vex, disappoint, discontent
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
adj. 將來的,未來的;[語法學]將來時的;
n. 前途;[美國俚語]未婚妻;期貨;
?? futur- 【拉丁傳入法語】表示將來的某種狀態
"We all work hard in the interests of our future."
我們都為我們自己的將來而努力工作.
近義:next, oncoming, unborn, coming, forthcoming
反義:prior