Words -- so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
?? 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
adj. 無辜的，無罪的;清白的;天真無邪的;無知的;
n. 無辜者;頭腦簡單的人;天真無邪的人;
?? in無+noc傷害，毒+ent形容詞后綴→無害的
"I'm not quite so innocent as to believe that."
我還不至于簡單到相信那種事的地步.
近義：kid, bairn, tot, tyke, nipper, boy
反義：fox, malefic, maleficent, malevolent, malign, malignant
n. 詞典，字典;[自]代碼字典;
?? dict說話，斷言+ion行為+ary表名詞 →措詞的書→字典
"We are working all round the clock to finish this dictionary!"
我們在為完成這本詞典而晝夜不停地工作著!
近義：wordbook, lexicon, glossary
adj. 邪惡的，罪惡的;有害的;不幸的，不吉的;品行壞的;
n. 邪惡，罪惡;壞事，惡行;邪惡的力量、勢力或化身;災禍;
?? e 加強或引申意義、使…+vil =base （卑劣的） → n.邪惡；禍害 a.壞的
"the evil effects of racism"
種族主義的惡劣影響
近義：ill, infirmity, malady, complaint, affection, disease
反義：goodness, humane, kind, kindhearted, kindly, loyal
v. 使結合;使化合;兼有;用聯合收割機收割;
?? com共同+bine捆→捆在一起→結合
"Hydrogen and oxygen combine to form water."
氫與氧化合成水。
近義：immix, assort, meld, mix, blend, commingle
反義：disjoin, isolate, segregate, sever, split, detach
vi. 變為，成為;變得;變成;
vt. 適合，適宜;相稱，相當;變成;發生;
?? be(upon)+come→變為；成為(=to come upon）
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一個突然變得陌生而危險的世界里，他是她唯一的守護神。
近義：turn, wax, get, go, grow, suit
反義：remain, keep, stay, get
a. 無力的, 無權的, 無效能的
近義：helpless, impotent, weak, crippled, disabled, feeble
反義：lordly, masterful, mighty, authoritative, potent, puissant