Praise in the beginning is agreeable enough; and we receive it as a favor; but when it comes in great quantities, we regard it only as a debt, which nothing but our merit could extort.
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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
n. 贊揚，稱贊;崇拜;贊詞;
v. 贊揚，贊美;歌頌;崇拜;
?? prais價值，評價+e→稱其有很高價值，給以很高評價→稱贊，贊美，贊揚，頌揚
"He referred to your work in terms of high praise."
他對你的工作大加贊揚.
近義：apotheosize, honor, hurrah, applaud, laud, magnify
反義：attack, recuse, reproach, batter, hammer, censure
n. 開始;根源;原始思想;前兆;
v. 開始( begin的現在分詞);
?? beginn=begin開始+ing表名詞→開始，開端；起源
"From beginning to end his conduct had been despicable and wicked."
從頭到尾他的行為既卑鄙又可惡.
近義：inauguration, inception, initiation, kickoff, leadoff, nascence
反義：outcome, pause, result, stop, suspension, termination
adj. 令人愉快的，愜意的;有禮貌的;同意的，接受的;適合的，一致的;
?? agree同意+able形容詞后綴→愉快的；適意的
"We spent a most agreeable day together."
我們在一起度過了非常愉快的一天。
近義：likeable, assenting, nice, personable, pleasant, pleasing
反義：antipathetic, ingrate, loathsome, offensive, rough, surly
vt.& vi. 收到;接到;接納;接待;
vt. 接收;受理;歡迎;承受;
vi. 接到，獲得;接見，歡迎;[電子學] 接收;[橄欖球] 接球;
?? re一再，重新+ceive抓→全部→發覺→接受；收到
"It's encouraging to receive a favourable report on one's study."
學習得到好評是令人鼓舞的.
近義：get, welcome, greet, accept, take, inherit
反義：mail, remit, ship, transfer, issue, consign
n. 債務;負債情況;義務;罪，過失;
?? deb, du =owe (欠債)
"Bad housing is interconnected with debt and poverty."
住房條件差與負債以及貧困相關聯。
近義：indebtedness, indebtment, liabilities, liability, obligation, obligement
反義：outlay, pay, paying, payoff, retribution, defrayal
vt. 敲詐;曲解;
?? ex出+tort扭轉→強扭出來→強奪
"The police used torture to extort a confession from him."
警察對他用刑逼供.
近義：plagiarize, racketeer, blackmail