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Ali8 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
"no more than" meaning (not very simple as it looks)
Hello
What is the meaning of the following sentence :
Now, nothing was permanent-nature no more than human civilizations.
The context is :
The next year, Marie Sklodovska (Madame Curie) and her husband Pierre Curie discovered that the atoms of a new element, called radium, continuously hurled out tiny pieces of themselves, losing weight in the process. Now, nothing was permanent-nature no more than human civilizations. The solid had become fragile. Unity had given way to complexity. The indivisible had been divided.
could the "no" be a typo ? I don't see the neccessity of it in the sentence...
Any help is appreciated.
What is the meaning of the following sentence :
Now, nothing was permanent-nature no more than human civilizations.
The context is :
The next year, Marie Sklodovska (Madame Curie) and her husband Pierre Curie discovered that the atoms of a new element, called radium, continuously hurled out tiny pieces of themselves, losing weight in the process. Now, nothing was permanent-nature no more than human civilizations. The solid had become fragile. Unity had given way to complexity. The indivisible had been divided.
could the "no" be a typo ? I don't see the neccessity of it in the sentence...
Any help is appreciated.
Top answer
Hey, Ali. ali8 Now, nothing was permanent-nature no more than human civilizations. \ The author wants to emphasize that everything has an end and is doomed to perish no matter how long it takes.
- Hey, Ali.
- ali8 Now, nothing was permanent-nature no more than human civilizations.
- \ The author wants to emphasize that everything has an end and is doomed to perish no matter how long it takes.
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Hey, Ali.
The author wants to emphasize that everything has an end and is doomed to perish no matter how long it takes.
ali8Now, nothing was permanent-nature no more than human civilizations.\
The author wants to emphasize that everything has an end and is doomed to perish no matter how long it takes.
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Hey, Ali.
ali8Now, nothing was permanent-nature no more than human civilizations.The author wants to emphasize that everything has an end and is doomed to perish no matter how long it takes.
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So, we can rephrase that sentence and say :
"nothing is permanent by its nature, even he human civilizations came to end".
right?
"nothing is permanent by its nature, even he human civilizations came to end".
right?
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Not exactly. I take it to mean "Human civilization is not permanent, and neither is Nature" -- Nature is not any more permanent than civilization is.
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yes but the auther said "permanent-nature"
there is a hyphen there, so he is not talking about the nature, he is talking about the "natural permenance" .
I don't see why is my "rephrase" not completely correct.
there is a hyphen there, so he is not talking about the nature, he is talking about the "natural permenance" .
I don't see why is my "rephrase" not completely correct.
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That's not a hyphen - it's a dash.
Khoff's reading is correct.
We had long been aware of the impermanence of human civilization, but some had considered the atom intransmutable. Now even that was impermanent.
Khoff's reading is correct.
We had long been aware of the impermanence of human civilization, but some had considered the atom intransmutable. Now even that was impermanent.
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Oh !! how come I didn't "notice" !.
Anyway, what is the final meaning for this sentence, I can't seem to figure it out.
Anyway, what is the final meaning for this sentence, I can't seem to figure it out.
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Hi,
“Now, nothing was permanent-nature no more than human civilizations.”
Now, nature was no more permanent than human civilizations! Nothing was permanent!
“Now, nothing was permanent-nature no more than human civilizations.”
Now, nature was no more permanent than human civilizations! Nothing was permanent!
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Thank you so much
AvangiHi,“Now, nothing was permanent-nature no more than human civilizations.”Now, nature was no more permanent than human civilizations. Nothing was permanent!
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