When a true genius appears in the world you may know him by this sign: that all the dunces are in confederacy against him.
?? 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. 天才;天賦;天才人物;(特別的)才能;
?? geni出生,產生+us用→生出[就有]→天才
"the genius of Shakespeare"
莎士比亞的天才
近義:sage, savant, intellect, intelligence, invention, knack
反義:idiocy, imbecility, inanity, asininity, ludicrousness, nonsense
n. 符號;手勢;跡象;指示牌;
vt.& vi. 簽名;打手勢;
?? sign(mark)→記號;征兆;簽字;做手勢;表示
"Sign your name in the blank space below."
把名字簽在下面的空白處。
近義:legalize, authenticate, seal, stamp, subscribe, undersign
反義:abrogate, negate, nullify, outlaw, quash, repeal
prep. 反對;對…不利;緊靠;以防;
?? gain =against (反對)#詞根助記:反對
"Ten people voted in favour, five against and two abstained."
十人投票贊成,五人反對,兩人棄權。
近義:athwart, agin
adj. 真正的;真實的;忠實的;正確的;
adv. 真正地;確實地;正確地;正當地;
n. 真理,真實;正,準,精確;
vt. 擺正;決定(某物)的位置以使其平衡、平穩或水平;
"A whale is a fish. True or false?"
鯨魚是魚,對還是錯?
近義:legitimate, original, authentic, real, sterling, truthful
反義:illegitimate, imitation, artificial, mock, phoney, phony
n. 世界;地球;領域;塵世;
?? 一句(l)話(word)講出 世界的本質
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一個突然變得陌生而危險的世界里,他是她唯一的守護神。
近義:humanity, civilisation, civilization, orb, earth, globe
v. 知道;了解;認識;確信;
n. 知情;
?? 知道know的人愛說自己不no知道
"Do you know your ABC?"
你認識所有的字母嗎?
近義:learn, understand, get, cognize, comprehend, meet