Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.
— Horace
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?? 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
n. 逆境;不幸;災(zāi)難;
?? ad一再+vers轉(zhuǎn)+ity名詞后綴→逆境，不幸，苦難
"courage in the face of adversity"
面對(duì)逆境的勇氣
近義：misadventure, miserableness, misfortune, suffering, torment, tribulation
反義：progress, prosperousness, welfare, abundance, bonanza, boom
n. 影響;效果;印象;所有物;
vt. 使發(fā)生;引起;產(chǎn)生（效果）;
?? ef出+fect做，制作→做出來(lái)→實(shí)施；生效；效果
"the cumulative effect of human activity on the world environment"
人類活動(dòng)對(duì)世界生態(tài)環(huán)境日積月累的影響
近義：implement, make, materialize, occasion, officiate, operate
反義：motive, occasioner, origin, point, reason, root
adj. 繁榮的，興旺的;富裕的;幸福的，運(yùn)氣好的;良好的;
?? pro很多…+sper希望+ous形容詞后綴→希望很多→興旺的
"Suburbs sprawled out to provide homes for the newly prosperous."
市郊無(wú)規(guī)劃地向外擴(kuò)展以為新近富起來(lái)的人提供住房.
近義：moneyed, opulent, raising, rich, successful, thriving
反義：impecunious, indigent, landless, meager, miserly, needy
adj. 潛伏的，蟄服的，休眠的;靜止的;資金沒(méi)有利用的;權(quán)利尚待爭(zhēng)取的;
?? dorm睡眠+ant形容詞后綴，…的 → 休眠的，蟄伏的
"Many animals are in a dormant state during winter."
在冬天許多動(dòng)物都處于睡眠狀態(tài).
近義：idle, impending, inactive, inert, latent, lethargic
反義：running
circumstances
[['s?:k?m?st?nsis]]
[法] 事件, 事項(xiàng), 詳細(xì)情節(jié)
近義：situation, conditions, environment