A clergyman is one who feels himself called upon to live without working at the expense of the rascals who work to live.
— Voltaire
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?? 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. 費用;花費的錢;消耗;花錢的東西;
vt. 向…收取費用;把…作為開支勾銷;
?? ex出+pense付錢 → 支出，花費，消費
"He spared no expense to make the party a success."
為使宴會成功他不惜費用.
近義：bill, debit, outgo, outlay, spending, toll
反義：admittance, entry
n. 牧師;教士;
"A clergyman friend of the family conducted the funeral."
這家人的一位牧師朋友主持了這場葬禮.
近義：parson, presbyter, priest, ecclesiastic, reverend, churchman
反義：layperson, secular
pron. （反身代詞）他自己;（用以加強語氣）他親自，他本人;
"Yielding himself to his feelings of worthlessness, he tried to kill himself."
他總是覺得自己一無是處, 便企圖自殺.
近義：herself, him, itself, oneself, themselves, yourself
prep. 在…上面;當…時候;
"It was a title bestowed upon him by the king."
那是國王賜給他的頭銜。
近義：above, atop, on, onto, over, o'er
vi. 生存;居住;生活，過活;在生活中得到享受;
vt. 經歷;度過;
"We cannot live without water."
沒有水我們不能生存。
近義：last, reside, be, sojourn, subsist, dwell
反義：perish, vanish, part, croak, decease, depart
n. 工作, 運轉, 勞動\\na. 工作的, 勞動的, 經營的, 抽搐的, 運轉的
近義：march, operation, performance, running, behavior, actuating
?? Voltaire 的更多名言
"The man who leaves money to charity in his will is only giving away what no longer belongs to him."