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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。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
The definition of a modern approach to war is the acknowledgement of individual lives lost.
现代战争方法的定义是承认个人生命的丧失。
If you look up the definition of news in the dictionary, it isn't what you watch on TV.
如果你在字典里查新闻的定义，它不是你在电视上看到的。
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。
By definition a sequel can't be original. So you've got to figure out what worked the first time around.
根据定义，续集不可能是原创的。所以你要算出第一次是怎么做的。
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。
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。