It is far better to be silent than merely to increase the quantity of bad books.
— Voltaire
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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
adv. 僅僅，只不過;只是;純粹;全然;
?? mere僅僅 + ly...的 → ad.僅僅，只不過
"Do you really want to go or are you merely being amiable?"
你是真的想去呢,還是僅僅為了表示友好?
近義：just, only, purely, simply, solely, but
vt.& vi. 增加，增大，增多;
vt. 增強，增進;[縫紉]放（針）;
vi. 增強;增進;增殖，繁殖;[縫紉]放針;
?? in向內+crease增→增加
"He had the audacity to ask for an increase in salary."
他竟然厚著臉皮要求增加薪水.
近義：heighten, hike, hypo, increment, intensify, magnify
反義：lessen, lower, reduce, slack, slacken, deescalate
n. 量，數量;定量，大批;數目;[語音學、韻律學]音量（指元音或音節的長短）;
?? quant 多少，數量+ ity 表名詞 → n.量，數量，分量
"She was burdened with a large quantity of parcels."
她吃力地捧著一大堆包裹.
近義：magnitude, number, reckoning, value, sum, volume
adj. 較好的;更合適的;能力更強的;好轉的;
adv. 更好地;更妥;更;
v. 勝過;上進;
n. 更好者;更有才智者;
"We're hoping for better weather tomorrow."
我們希望明天天氣轉好。
近義：improve, perfect, upgrade, meliorate, complete, enrich
反義：intensify, worsen, aggravate, deteriorate, exacerbate, lousy
adj. 沉默的，無言的;寂靜的，無聲的;靜止的;[語]不發音的;
n. 無聲電影;
?? si(死)+lent(借):別人找你借書時裝死相- 沉默的
"The " e " in " time " is a silent letter."
time中的e不發音.
近義：mum, mute, muted, noiseless, quiet, reserved