Anyone can revolt. It is more difficult silently to obey our own inner promptings, and to spend our lives finding sincere and fitting means of expression for our temperament and our gifts.
?? 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
pron. 任何人;任何一個(gè);誰(shuí);
?? any任何+one一個(gè)→任何一個(gè)
"Older workers can be as adaptable and quick to learn as anyone else."
較年長(zhǎng)的工人的適應(yīng)能力和學(xué)習(xí)速度有時(shí)并不亞于其他任何人。
近義:any, anybody, one, somebody, someone, whoever
vt. (使)厭惡;
vi. 反叛,背叛;厭惡,反感;
n. 造反,起義;
?? re向后,相反+volt轉(zhuǎn)→態(tài)度反轉(zhuǎn)→反抗,造反
"The tribesmen will revolt if you ask them to pay taxes."
你若要求部落里的人們交稅,他們會(huì)反叛的.
近義:mutiny, rebel, resist, riot, upheave, uprise
反義:obey, surrender, yield, bow, cede, conform
adj. 困難的;難做的;難解的;不易相處的;
?? dif不+fic做+ult表名詞→不好做→困難的
"The short story is a difficult art form to master."
短篇小說(shuō)是一種很難掌握的藝術(shù)形式。
近義:rough, troublesome, complicated, arduous, intricate, labored
反義:uncomplicated, basic, cushy, doss, easy, facile
vt.& vi. 服從,聽(tīng)從;
vt. 遵守,遵循;
?? ob(在此無(wú)特殊意義)+ey→服從;遵守
"You should reason with him instead of just telling him to obey."
你應(yīng)該同他講清道理,不要只叫他聽(tīng)話.
近義:submit, comply, conform, heed, hold, honor
反義:ignore, transgress, unheed, violate, disregard, disrespect
vt.& vi. 用錢,花錢;
vt. 花費(fèi);消耗;花(時(shí)間);度過(guò);
n. (為某目的或某段時(shí)間內(nèi)的)花銷,花費(fèi),開銷;
?? s(dis-=apart)+pend(hang)→花費(fèi);耗用
"My kids spend hours chatting on the phone to their friends."
我的幾個(gè)孩子在電話上和朋友聊天一聊就是幾個(gè)小時(shí)。
近義:outlay, consume, deplete, disburse, dissipate, drain
反義:husband, keep, maintain, conserve
n. 發(fā)現(xiàn)物;研究結(jié)果;調(diào)查(或研究)的結(jié)果;<律>(陪審團(tuán)的)裁決;
v. 發(fā)現(xiàn)( find的現(xiàn)在分詞);
?? find發(fā)現(xiàn)+ ing構(gòu)成抽象名詞 → 發(fā)現(xiàn);調(diào)查的結(jié)果
"There was the usual faff of finding somewhere to park the car."
找地方停車照例又是一番忙亂。
近義:invention, strike, disclosure, discovery, find, inference