Luxury is the wolf at the door and its fangs are the vanities and conceits germinated by success. When an artist learns this, he knows where the danger is.
?? 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. 奢侈，豪華;奢侈品，美食，美衣;樂趣，享受;不常有的樂趣（或享受、優勢）;
adj. 奢華的，豪華的;
?? luxu+ry(表示抽象名詞的后綴)→奢侈（品）
"a luxury cruise liner"
豪華郵輪
近義：sumptuosity, sumptuousness, costliness, dressiness
反義：homeliness, ingenuousness, innocence, artlessness, naivete, naivety
n. 成功，成就;好成績，好結果;成功的人（或物）;
?? suc在…下面+cess行走→在后面跟著前人走→成功；勝利
"He had finally achieved success."
他終于獲得了成功。
近義：hit, arrival, triumph, trump, victory, win
反義：infelicity, irregularity, lapse, miss, overthrow, shortcoming
n. 藝術家;畫家;能手;騙子;
?? art藝術+ist表示從事某種職業的人→藝術家，畫家
"He is considered the foremost British artist of this century."
他被認為是本世紀英國第一流的藝術家.
近義：longhair, artiste, showman, entertainer, performer, soloist
n. 狼;貪婪的人;有害的幼蟲;
vt. 狼吞虎咽;
?? 我夫”（即我的丈夫）就是我(wo)左邊(lt)的 狼 逆流(flow)而上的 狼
"She was fed up with the builders' wolf whistles each morning."
每天早上都有建筑工人沖她挑逗地吹口哨，她煩都煩死了。
近義：quaff, raven, swallow, devour, down, engorge
n. 門，戶;出入口;一家[戶];通道;
?? 盜（諧音）： 門破了，東西被盜了
"I'll leave the door ajar."
我讓門半開著。
近義：doorway, entrance, entranceway, entryway
n. 危險;危險物，威脅;
?? 踢襠(dang)兒(er) 危險 等著(諧音):要遭到報復很 危險
"Children's lives are in danger every time they cross this road."
孩子們每次過這條馬路都面臨著生命危險。
近義：hazard, jeopardy, peril, pitfall, risk, riskiness
反義：haven, asylum, auspice, patronage, refuge, roof