The defects of the understanding, like those of the face, grow worse as we grow old.
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從本句名言中提取的重要詞匯，幫助你深度理解這句話
vt. 理解，懂得;熟知，通曉;獲知，理解;諒解;
vi. 理解，懂得;表示同情或諒解;據說;
n. 認識，了解;諒解;知識;
adj. 能諒解的;寬容的;通情達理的;
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"an imperfect understanding of English"
對英語的不透徹理解
近義：idea, insight, knowledge, assimilation, notion, perception
反義：incoherence, incomprehension, disagreement, inharmony, nonapproval, nonconformity
n. 面容;表面;臉;方面;
vt.& vi. 面對;面向…;正視;承認;
vt. （感到不能）對付;（明知不好辦而）交談;必須對付（某情況）;面臨…;
?? face=fac表示臉、面 → 臉；表面；外表
"He screwed up his face at the nasty smell."
聞到這令人作嘔的氣味,他皺眉蹙額.
近義：tackle, brave, breast, confront, front, overlook
反義：parry, avert, prevent, shirk, shun, sidestep
vt. 種植;擴大;擴展;增加;
vi. 生長;漸漸變得;逐漸開始;
vt.& vi. （使）留長，蓄長;
"He has decided to grow a beard and a moustache."
他已經決定留起絡腮胡子和髭。
近義：proliferate, propagate, breed, upsize, expand, increase
反義：shrink, lessen, attenuate, reduce, remit, slacken
adj. 更壞的;惡化的;更厲害的;嚴重的( bad,ill,badly的比較級);
adv. 更壞地，更糟地;（程度上）更…;
n. 更壞的事物;
"The rooms were awful and the food was worse."
房間很糟糕，吃的更差。
近義：lousy, badder, baddest, punk, worst, awful
反義：higher, paramount, preferable, superior, topmost, upper