Matters of religion should never be matters of controversy. We neither argue with a lover about his taste, not condemn him, if we are just, for knowing so human a passion.
?? 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. 宗教;支配自己生活的大事;教派;心愛的事物;
?? relig=rely依賴+ ion 名詞后綴 → 用來依賴的 → 宗教;宗教信仰
"Is there always a conflict between science and religion?"
科學和宗教信仰之間是否永遠存在著沖突?
近義:creed, faith
反義:godlessness
n. 公開辯論;論戰;
?? contro相反+vers轉變+y表狀態、行為→ 使結論向相反方向轉變→爭論;議論
"The issue engendered controversy."
這個問題引起了爭論。
近義:contention, dispute, argument, jangle, polemic, polemics
反義:arrangement, negotiation, pact, bargain, settlement, treaty
neither
['nie?]
adj. (兩者)都不的;
pron. 兩者都不;
adv. 兩個都不;既不…也不;
conj. 也不;既不;
?? n(not)+either→既非;皆不;兩者都不
"Neither party is willing to compromise and herein lies the problem."
雙方都不愿意妥協,問題就在這里。
近義:no, either
反義:likewise, moreover, too, withal, besides, then
vt. 堅決主張;提出理由證明;說服,勸告;表明,證明;
vi. 爭論,辯論;提出理由;
?? argu 解釋
"I'm not disposed to argue."
我無意爭論。
近義:jangle, polemicize, quarrel, quibble, row, spar
反義:accord, acquiesce, chord, coincide, concur, converge
vt. (通常因道義上的原因而)譴責;宣判;宣布…不能使用;迫使…陷于不幸的境地;
?? con共同+demn傷害→共同傷害→譴責
"Like everyone else, I deplore and condemn this killing."
我同所有人一樣強烈譴責這樁兇殺案。
近義:reprobate, reprove, censure, denounce, deplore, disapprove
反義:approbate, ok, okay, pass, sanction, confirm
n. 人,人類;
adj. 人的;有人性的;顯示人類特有弱點的;人本性的;
?? hum土,地+an名詞后綴,屬于...的,傳說人是由土造出的 → 人類
"The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump."
老師打了個比喻,把人的心臟比作水泵。
近義:mortal