The pleasures of the world are deceitful; they promise more than they give. They trouble us in seeking them, they do not satisfy us when possessing them and they make us despair in losing them.
— Unknown
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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
vt. 允諾，許諾;給人以…的指望或希望;
vi. 許諾;有指望，有前途;
n. 許諾;希望，指望;允諾的東西;
?? pro前面+mise送，放出→在做事前送出的話→允諾
"If you make a promise you should fulfill it."
如果你許諾了,你就要履行你的諾言.
近義：assure, pledge, vow, offer, present, proffer
反義：recede, recoil, retire, retreat, withdraw, blench
n. 麻煩;煩惱;故障;動亂;
vi. 費心;煩惱;
vt. 麻煩;使煩惱;折磨;
?? turb = stir”表示”攪動”
"We had a lot of trouble levering the roots out."
我們在撬樹根時遇到了很多麻煩.
近義：inconvenience, irk, irritate, molest, nag, offend
vt.& vi. 使滿意，滿足;
vt. 使確信;符合，達到（要求、規定、標準等）;消除;履行;
vi. 使滿足或足夠;使滿意;
?? satis足夠，飽足+fy化→使…滿足
"She skipped normal meals to satisfy her craving for chocolate and crisps."
她不吃正餐,以便滿足自己吃巧克力和炸薯片的渴望.
近義：humor, oblige, overfill, pall, please, quench
反義：irritate, pain, roil, vex, disappoint, discontent
n. 絕望;使人絕望的人（或事物）;
vi. 絕望;
?? de去掉+spair=sper希望 → 絕望
"She uttered a cry of despair."
她發出了絕望的叫聲。
近義：despond, hopelessness, desperateness, desperation, despondence, despondency
反義：illusion, aspiration, reliance, trust, trustfulness, fantasy
n. 世界;地球;領域;塵世;
?? 一句（l）話（word）講出 世界的本質
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一個突然變得陌生而危險的世界里，他是她唯一的守護神。
近義：humanity, civilisation, civilization, orb, earth, globe
a. 欺詐的
近義：hypocrite, hypocritical, insincere, liar, lying, mendacious
反義：honest, apparent, aboveboard, open, openhearted, outspoken