The fact that man knows right from wrong proves his intellectual superiority to other creatures; but the fact that he can do wrong proves his moral inferiority to any creature that cannot.
?? 名句詞匯解析
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adj. 智力的;有才智的;需用智力的;智力發達的;
n. 知識分子;腦力勞動者;有極高智力的人;憑理智(而非感情)辦事的人;
?? intellect智力+ual...的→ 智力的
"Some Americans see Oxford as an intellectual Disneyland."
一些美國人把牛津視為知識分子的樂園。
近義:highbrow, literatus, scholar, longhair, egghead
反義:ignoramus, philistine, illiterate, lowbrow, uneducated, uninstructed
n. 優越(性),優等;傲慢;
?? super超級+ior較...+ity名詞后綴→超過一般人的→優越(性),優等
"the superiority of this operating system"
這種操作系統的優越性
近義:hegemony, lead, leadership, mastery, predominance, preeminence
adj. 道德的,道義上的;精神上的;無疑的,當然的;教導道德的;
n. 寓意,教訓;(尤指男女間的)品行;格言;〈古〉相對者;
?? mor道德+al...的 → 道德的
"My sister came along just to give me some moral support."
我姐姐只是過來給我一些道義上的支持。
近義:parable, corollary, principled, righteous, deontological, ethical
反義:immodest, indecent, iniquitous, lewd, obscene, piacular
n. 生物,動物;人;創造物;(他人的)工具;
?? cre產生+ at=ate表動詞 + ure表名詞→ create創造 + ure表名詞 → 創造物,生物
"The dormouse is a shy, nocturnal creature."
榛睡鼠是一種在夜間活動的膽小動物。
近義:inbeing, being, entity, wight, animal
n. 事實,實情;實際;真相,證據;犯罪行為;
"They sat bemoaning the fact that no one would give them a chance."
他們坐著埋怨別人不肯給他們一個機會。
近義:particular, reality, sooth, substantiality, truth, verity
adv. 立刻,馬上;向右,右邊;恰當地;一直;
adj. 右方的;正確的;合適的;好的,正常的;
n. 正確,正當;右邊;權利;右手;
vt. 糾正;扶直,使正;整理;補償;
vi. (船舶等)復正,恢復平穩;
?? 請把名字寫(write)在右邊(right)
"Is the coffee all right?"
這咖啡還滿意嗎?
近義:avenge, vindicate, wreak, mend, rectify, reerect
反義:counterfeit, fake, forge, obstriction, pledge, responsibility