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定义
Definition
Definition is the death of discovery.
定义是发现的死亡。
Men are swayed more by fear than by reverence.
人们受恐惧的影响比受尊敬的影响更大。
My definition of modernism took a while to develop.
我对现代主义的定义发展了一段时间。
Everybody has a different definition of the good side.
每个人对好的一面都有不同的定义。
Just letting it out is one of the definitions of bad art.
仅仅是把它发泄出来就是对糟糕艺术的一种定义。
The best definition of an immortal is someone who hasn't died yet.
不朽的人最好的定义是还没死的人。
I don't know what this definition of affirmative action is for some.
我不知道这个平权行动的定义是什么。
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。
The ultimate definition of bravery is not being afraid of who you are.
勇敢的终极定义不是害怕你是谁。
Definition of an independent film is torture with less money and time.
独立电影的定义是用更少的钱和时间折磨人。
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。
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。
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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。
In the general course of human nature, A power over a man's subsistence amounts to a power over his will.
在人类本性的一般过程中，对一个人的生存的权力等于对他的意志的权力。
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。
In the animal kingdom, the rule is, eat or be eaten; in the human kingdom, define or be defined.
在动物界，规则是吃或被吃;在人类王国中，定义或被定义。
Death is like an arrow that is already in flight, and your life lasts only until it reaches you.
死亡就像一支已经飞走的箭，你的生命只会持续到它到达你的身边。
Evolution is what it is. The upper classes have always died out; it's one of the most charming things about them.
进化就是进化。上层阶级总是在消亡;这是他们最迷人的地方之一。