n. 虛榮,浮華;自負(fù);空虛,無(wú)聊的事物;無(wú)價(jià)值的東西;
?? van空+ity表名詞→空虛
"A man's vanity is actually in proportion to his ignorance."
一個(gè)人的虛榮心實(shí)際上是和他的愚蠢程度成正比.
近義:immodesty, imperiousness, insolence, insolency, jactitation, arrogance
反義:humbleness, lowliness, meekness
n. 理由;原因;理性;理智;
vt.& vi. 推理,思考;爭(zhēng)辯;辯論;向…解釋;
?? 再(re)生一個(gè)(a)兒子(son), 理由是第一個(gè)兒子夭折了
"The reason for the flood was that heavy rain."
水災(zāi)是那場(chǎng)大雨造成的.
近義:ratiocinate, think, conclude, deduce, deduct, motivation
反義:idiocy, applesauce, imbecility, inaccuracy, inanity, mistake