What seems to be generosity is often no more than disguised ambition, which overlooks a small interest in order to secure a great one.
?? 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. 慷慨，大方;寬容或慷慨的行為;豐富;
?? gener出生，產生+osity多的狀態→多產生→慷慨
"It was a specimen of his generosity."
這是他慷慨大方的一個實例.
近義：humanitarianism, largeheartedness, largess, largesse, liberality, longanimity
反義：meanness, miserliness, moneygrubbing, niggardliness, avariciousness, possessiveness
n. 抱負;渴望得到的東西;追求的目標;夙愿;
vt. 追求;有…野心;
?? amb大+it行走+ion名詞后綴→走大步→雄心，志向
"She never achieved her ambition of becoming a famous writer."
她一直未能實現當名作家的夙愿。
近義：covet, dream, moneygrubbing, avarice, avidity, avidness
反義：humanitarianism, largeheartedness, largess, largesse, liberality, munificence
adj. 安全的;牢固的;有把握的;安心的;
vt. 保護;（使）獲得;使安全;擔保;
vi. 獲得安全，變得安全;安全，保險;承保，擔保;[航海學]停止工作;
?? se分開+cure關心→不關心，不擔憂→安全的
"You could secure it on lay-by."
你可以預付訂金方式購買此貨。
近義：hold, assure, moor, attach, prop, reaffirm
反義：loose, release, unbind, unclench, uncouple, undo
adv. 常常;經常;時常;再三;
?? 十(ten)有八九的(of)， 經常的
"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."
人們常常認為睡眠在某種意義上來說類似死亡。
近義：manyfold, oft, oftentimes, repeatedly, usually, offtimes
反義：infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes
adj. 小的;難為情的;低級的，卑劣的;細微的，微弱的;
adv. 小小地;卑鄙地;
n. 細小部分，腰部;瑣碎東西;身份低的人;矮小的人;
"These small particles agglomerate together to form larger clusters."
這些顆粒聚結形成較大的團。
近義：little, meager, meagre, minute, reduced, scanty
反義：large, major, sizeable, sizable, some, capital
n. 興趣，愛好;利害關系，利益;利息;趣味，感興趣的事;
vt. 使產生興趣;使參與，使加入;引起…的意愿;使產生關系;
?? 在最高級（est）之間（inter）容易產生 興趣 在休息(rest)中間(inter)有 利息，真 有趣 在(in)特(te) 有趣的游戲里休息(rest)
"the awakening of interest in the environment"
對環境產生的興趣
近義：absorb, wow, engross, enthuse, excite, fascinate
反義：overfatigue, overtire, overwork, pall, spend, tucker