Humanity has advanced, when it has advanced, not because it has been sober, responsible, and cautious, but because it has been playful, rebellious, and immature.

?? 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

humanity [hj?'m?n?ti] 詞頻2 詞根: hum
n. 人類;人性;人道;人文學(xué)科;
?? human人類+ity名詞后綴 →人性,人類
"The use of H - bombs would be an outrage against humanity."
使用氫彈是違反人道的暴行.
近義:humankind, humans, man, mankind, world, civilisation 反義:heartlessness, inclemency, inhumanity, insidiousness, mercilessness, rage
because [b?'k?z] 詞頻1 詞根: be
conj. 因?yàn)?
?? cause, cuse 表原因,目的;司法程序,訴訟
"He was arrested because of his political affiliation."
他因所屬政黨的關(guān)系而被捕。
近義:since, whereas, for, forasmuchas
responsible [r?'spɑns?bl] 詞頻2 詞根: spond
adj. 盡責(zé)的;承擔(dān)責(zé)任;負(fù)有責(zé)任的;懂道理的;
?? respons=response回應(yīng)+ible能...的→能回應(yīng)的→負(fù)責(zé)任的
"the manager who is largely responsible for the team's victory"
對(duì)該隊(duì)獲勝起主要作用的教練
近義:occasioning, reliable, sedate, serious, staid, sure 反義:undependable, untrustworthy, feckless
cautious ['k???s] 詞頻4
adj. 小心的,謹(jǐn)慎的;兢;恮;持重;
?? caut 謹(jǐn)慎的,小心的##-ous, -ious, -eous 表”具有某種品質(zhì)”;
"He was very cautious about committing himself to anything."
他謹(jǐn)小慎微,從不輕易表態(tài)。
近義:heedful, judicious, leery, levelheaded, mindful, moderate 反義:imperviable, impervious, imprudent, inadvertent, incautious, incurious
advanced [?d'v?nst] 詞頻2 詞根: 前進(jìn)
adj. 先進(jìn)的;高等的,高深的;年老的;晚期的; v. 前進(jìn)(advance的過去式和過去分詞);增加;上漲;
?? advanc前進(jìn)+ed...的→ 先進(jìn)的,高級(jí)的
"There were only three of us on the advanced course."
只有我們?nèi)藢W(xué)高級(jí)課程。
近義:progressive, civilized, developed, forward, anticipated, late 反義:posterior, subsequent, succeeding, ulterior, farther, following
sober ['sob?] 詞頻2
adj. 頭腦清醒的,冷靜的;未醉的,沒喝醉的;有節(jié)制的;樸素的,素凈的; vt.& vi. (使)冷靜,(使)清醒;使嚴(yán)肅;
?? 說吧(諧音):趁你 清醒的時(shí)候說吧 哭泣(sob)的人(er)實(shí)際是 清醒的{哭嫁?} 網(wǎng)友:yqy 補(bǔ)充:哭(sob)了之后人(er)清醒(sober)了
"I promised him that I'd stay sober tonight."
我答應(yīng)過他,今晚我不會(huì)喝醉。
近義:sane, dry, moderate, abstentious, restrained, sparing 反義:high, inebriated, intoxicated, loaded, looped, lubricated

?? Tom Robbins 的更多名言

查看 Tom Robbins 全部名言 ›

?? 更多「No category」名言

更多「No category」名言 ›