The only use of a knowledge of the past is to equip us for the present. The present contains all that there is. It is holy ground; for it is the past, and it is the future.
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n. 了解，理解;知識（表示多方面的知識時有復(fù)數(shù)knowledges這一用法）;學(xué)科;見聞;
?? know知道+ledge框架 → 知識
"She has acquired a good knowledge of English."
她英語已經(jīng)學(xué)得很好。
近義：idea, learning, notion, background, sageness, sapience
反義：nescience, philistinism, unacquaintance, unawareness, unfamiliarity, benightedness
adj. 現(xiàn)在的;目前的;出席的;[語法學(xué)]現(xiàn)在時的;
n. 現(xiàn)在;禮物;瞄準(zhǔn);
?? pres前+ent名詞后綴 → 禮物，贈送物
"a belated birthday present"
遲來的生日禮物
近義：offer, award, proffer, promise, accord, bestow
反義：implement, materialize, obtain, attain, perform, prosecute
adj. 將來的，未來的;[語法學(xué)]將來時的;
n. 前途;[美國俚語]未婚妻;期貨;
?? futur- 【拉丁傳入法語】表示將來的某種狀態(tài)
"We all work hard in the interests of our future."
我們都為我們自己的將來而努力工作.
近義：next, oncoming, unborn, coming, forthcoming
反義：prior
adj. 過去的，以前的;結(jié)束的;前任的;
n. 過去，過往;往事;[語]過去時;
prep. 超過，超出;遠(yuǎn)于;越過;
adv. 經(jīng)過，超過;
?? past（過去的）已經(jīng)pass（過去）
"She strode past him without a backward glance ."
她大步從他身邊走過，都沒有回頭瞧他一眼。
近義：preterit, preterite, history, background, record, form
反義：modern, newfangled, present, topical, contemporary, current
vt. 裝備，配備;使具備，使有準(zhǔn)備;
"Your education will equip you to earn a good living."
你所受的教育會使你過上富裕的生活.
近義：apparel, arm, kit, outfit, prepare, rig
adj. 神圣的;值得尊敬的，值得推崇的;圣潔的，圣徒般的;宗教的;
?? 厚禮（諧音）: 神圣的厚禮 洞里(hole)的丫頭(y)是 神圣的（洞很深、很神秘） holiday=holi-holy 神圣的+day(天)
"A holy person is required to read the Holy Bible."
圣徒必讀《圣經(jīng)》.
近義：sacral, sacred, sainted, saintly, blessed, blest
反義：unconsecrated