It is not in giving life but in risking life that man is raised above the animal; that is why superiority has been accorded in humanity not to the sex that brings forth but to that which kills.
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n. 動物，獸，牲畜;<俚>家畜，牲口;<俚>畜生（一般的人）;獸性;
adj. 動物的;肉體的;肉欲的;
?? anim生命，精神+al名詞后綴→有生命的東西→動物
"I have an allergy to animal hair."
我對動物毛過敏。
近義：beast, crittur, creature, critter, physical, beastly
反義：vegetal
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
n. 人類;人性;人道;人文學科;
?? human人類+ity名詞后綴 →人性，人類
"The use of H - bombs would be an outrage against humanity."
使用氫彈是違反人道的暴行.
近義：humankind, humans, man, mankind, world, civilisation
反義：heartlessness, inclemency, inhumanity, insidiousness, mercilessness, rage
n. 生活，生計;生命，性命;一生，壽命;人生，塵世;
"My life seemed aimless."
我的生活似乎沒有目標。
近義：being, existence, liveliness, spark, sprightliness, zest
反義：passing, quietus, decease, demise, disappearance, end
adv. 向前，向前方;露著的，往外的;[廢語]出外，離家;
prep. 出自，從…離開;
"They set forth at dawn."
他們在黎明時出發。
近義：henceforth, henceforward, hereafter