No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars or sailed an uncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit.
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n. 秘密,机密;秘诀;奥秘;
adj. 秘密的,机密的;神秘的;隐秘的;
💡 se分开,离开,区别开+cret区别→分开来放→秘密
"the all-powerful secret police"
权力无限的秘密警察
近义:arcanum, mystery, puzzle, puzzler, reservation, reserve
反义:indiscreetness, tactlessness, bluntness, crudeness
n. 门口,门道;
💡 door门+way路 → 门口
"They put a table athwart the doorway."
他们把桌子横放在门口。
近义:porch, portal, portico, vestibule, door, entrance
n. 人,人类;
adj. 人的;有人性的;显示人类特有弱点的;人本性的;
💡 hum土,地+an名词后缀,属于...的,传说人是由土造出的 → 人类
"The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump."
老师打了个比喻,把人的心脏比作水泵。
近义:mortal
n. 精神,心灵;情绪;勇气;精髓;
v. 神秘地带走;
💡 spir呼吸+it名词→有精神
"He slammed the door in a spirit of defiance."
他以挑衅性的态度把门砰地一下关上.
近义:obliterate, efface, eradicate, exterminate, lifeblood, atman
反义:soma, heartsickness, hopelessness, intimidation, lassitude, tiredness
pessimist
['pesimist;'pesəmist]
n. 悲观主义者,悲观者;厌世者;
"You don't have to be a pessimist to realize that we're in trouble."
不是悲观论者也能意识到我们有了麻烦。
近义:defeatist, doomsayer, fatalist
uncharted
['ʌn'tʃɑ:tid]
adj. 未知的,图上未标明的;
"They set off into the country's uncharted interior."
他们出发前往这个国家人迹罕至的内陆。
近义:pathless, strange, undiscovered, unexplored, unknown, untouched
📜 Helen Keller 的更多名言
"The best and most beautiful things cannot be seen or even heard, they must be felt with the heart."
"I look upon the whole world as my fatherland, and every war has to me the horror of a family fued."