mote, emote, the mote in another's eye

mote,
(mōt)
n.
A very small particle; a speck: "Dust motes hung in a slant of sunlight" (Anne Tyler).

[Middle English mot, from Old English.]

mote² (mōt)
aux.v. Archaic
May; might.

[Middle English moten, from Old English mōtan.]

...thick-moted sunbeam...

mote

[名]

1 ((古風))ちり, （ほこりの）微粉.

2 小さな欠点.

the mote in another's eye

人の目のちり；自分の大きな欠点に気づかず他人に見出す小さな欠点.

1. 為什麼你只看見你兄弟眼中的木屑，而對自己眼中的大樑竟不理會呢﹖
2. 或者，你怎麼能對你的兄弟說：讓我把你眼中的木屑取出來， 而你眼中卻有一根大樑呢﹖
3. 假善人哪，先從你眼中取出大樑，然後你才看得清楚，取出你兄弟眼中的木屑。

為什麼你只看見你兄弟眼中的木屑，而對自己眼中的大樑竟不理會呢﹖
只瞧見兄弟眼睛裏的蓬塵，不知道自己眼睛裏有木桿。(錢鍾書譯，讀《拉奧孔》，收入《七綴集》，台北：書林，1990， 頁50。)
Matthew 7:3-5 (King James Version). 3  And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? ...

Matthew 7:3-5 (New International Version, ©2011)

³ “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? ⁴ How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? ⁵ You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.


emote (i-MOHT)

verb intr.: To express emotion in an excessive or theatrical manner.

Etymology
Back-formation from emotion, from Old French esmovoir (to excite, stir up), from Latin emovere (to remove or displace), from ex- (out of) + movere (to move). Earliest recorded use: 1917.

Usage
"Doctors are trained to always look serious and never emote." — Ninad Siddhaye; Doctors Self-Medicate With Theatre; Daily News & Analysis (Mumbai, India); Oct 9, 2010.;


intr.v., e·mot·ed, e·mot·ing, e·motes.
To express emotion, especially in an excessive or theatrical manner: "The more she emotes, the less he listens, and the less he listens, the more strident and emotive she becomes" (Maggie Scarf).