289期 | 勇气不是没有恐惧

Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.

勇气不是没有恐惧，而是知道有别的东西比恐惧更重要。

1. absence / ˈæbsəns /

n.缺席，缺勤，不在；缺乏，没有；缺席期间，休假期间；不注意

例句：

I can't think of any possible explanation for his absence.

我想不出他缺席的任何理由。

She took advantage of the children's absence to tidy their rooms.

她趁孩子们不在时收拾了他们的房间。

The competition has been thrown wide open by the absence of the world champion.

世界冠军的缺席使这场比赛变得胜负难定。

常见用法：

absence of 缺乏

in the absence of 缺乏，不存在

absence from 缺席；不在

absence of mind 心不在焉

同根词：

absent adj.缺席的；缺少的；心不在焉的；茫然的

absently adv.心不在焉地

absenteeism n.旷工；旷课

2. fear 🇬🇧/ fɪə(r) / 🇺🇸/ fɪr /

v.害怕，畏惧；担心，忧虑；敬畏

n.恐惧；担心；（坏事发生的）可能性；敬畏

例句：

We all fear disability or infirmity.

我们都害怕伤残或体弱。

She felt her stomach knot with fear.

她感到害怕，心都揪紧了。

There was fear and hatred in his voice.

他的声音里透露着恐惧和仇恨。

常见用法：

for fear of 为了避免，唯恐

with fear 害怕地；吓得

out of fear 出于恐惧

fear for 为……担心

in fear of 怕；为…提心吊胆

in fear and trembling 非常恐惧；提心吊胆

近义词辨析：

▲fear：普通用词，侧重指面临危险或灾祸时内心所引起的恐惧心情。

例：We lived in constant fear of losing our jobs.

我们一直生活在担心失去工作的阴影里。

▲fright：通常指一阵突然的、令人震惊的短暂恐惧，有时含夸张意味。

例：The birds smashed into the top of their cages in fright.

鸟儿们吓得猛撞笼顶。

▲horror：侧重指因看到令人讨厌或危险的东西或情景而引起的厌恶情绪、极度恐惧心情或战栗的动作。

例：People watched in horror as the plane crashed to the ground.

人们惊恐地看着飞机坠落到地面上。

▲panic：常指因突如其来的外界威胁使人群出现惊慌、恐惧或混乱。

例：Office workers fled in panic as the fire took hold.

火势起来时，办公室人员惊慌逃出。

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