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To define a thing is to substitute the definition for the thing itself.
定义一个事物就是用定义来代替事物本身。
— Georges Braque 乔治·布拉克
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更多好句 ↗God... a being whose only definition is that he is beyond man's power to conceive.
神……他的唯一定义就是他超出了人类的想象能力。
Ayn Rand
艾恩·兰德
That seems to be the definition of 'novel' for me: a story that hasn't yet discovered a way to be brief.
对我来说,这似乎就是“小说”的定义:一个尚未找到简洁方式的故事。
George Saunders
山德斯
Definition of Statistics: The science of producing unreliable facts from reliable figures.
统计学的定义:从可靠的数字中得出不可靠的事实的科学。
Evan Esar
埃文·伊萨尔
Definition of a Statistician: A man who believes figures don't lie, but admits than under analysis some of them won't stand up either.
统计学家的定义:一个人相信数据不会说谎,但他承认,在分析中,有些数据也站不住脚。
Evan Esar
埃文·伊萨尔
What is success? It is a toy balloon among children armed with pins.
什么是成功?这是一个玩具气球,孩子们拿着别针。
Gene Fowler
吉恩·福勒
Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the definition of a marriage as between one man and one woman.
议长先生,我今天站起来支持一男一女婚姻的定义。
Randy Neugebauer
纽格鲍尔