I have the consolation of having added nothing to my private fortune during my public service, and of retiring with hands clean as they are empty.

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private ['pra?v?t] 詞頻1 詞根: priv
adj. 私有的,私人的;秘密的;內心的;平民的,無官職的,士兵的; n. 列兵,士兵,[陸]二等兵;〈古〉私人,個人;陰部,生殖器;
?? priv單個+ate形容詞后綴→個人的
"You can visit the whole palace except for the private apartments."
整座宮殿除內殿外均可參觀。
近義:pfc, grunt, squaddie, inside, noteworthy, particular 反義:open, overt, patent, communal
fortune ['f?rt??n] 詞頻1
n. (某人的)命運;富有;幸運;[常作復數](人生事件中的)時運; vt. 給予財富; vi. 偶然發生;
?? fortun=luck運+e表名詞 → 運氣,命運
"He amassed a fortune from silver mining."
他靠開采銀礦積累了一筆財富。
近義:hazard, luck, accident, cess, chance, dace 反義:jinx, misadventure, mischance, miserableness, misery, mishap
public ['p?bl?k] 詞頻1 詞根: popul
adj. 公眾的,公共的;公開的;政府的;人人知道的,知名的; n. 大眾;社會;公共場所;(文學家等的)愛讀者;
?? publ人民+ic...的 → 公開的,公眾的
"The public are requested not to throw waste paper in the park."
公眾被要求不得在公園里亂扔廢紙.
近義:assistance, attendance, audience, turnout, concurrence, concurrency 反義:participator, plaintiff, sharer, actor, inside, noteworthy
service ['s?v?s] 詞頻1 詞根: serv
n. 服務,服侍;服務業;維修服務;服役; vt. 檢修,維修;向…提供服務;保養;滿足需要; adj. 服務性的;耐用的;服現役的;
?? serv服務+ice表名詞,行為,狀態 →服務
"The service has become heavily reliant on government support."
這項服務變得高度依賴政府扶持.
近義:mend, refit, repair, fix, job, occupation 反義:hurt, impair, injure, mar, perish, ruin
consolation [[?k?ns?'lei??n]] 詞頻4
n. 安慰, 令人安慰的事物\\n[法] 安慰, 慰問
近義:appeasement, mollification, pacification, pacifying, placation, propitiation 反義:heartsickness, lassitude, malism, melancholy, mournfulness, prostration
retiring [ri'tai?ri?]
adj. 即將退休的;即將離職的;過隱居生活的;害羞的; v. 退職,退役, (使)退休( retire的現在分詞 );退下;撤退;就寢;
"a quiet, retiring man"
話少而又靦腆的男子
近義:introverted, asocial, noncommittal, owlish, reserved, bashful

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