We also make the fundamental error of announcing our resolutions to everybody so that we look even more foolish when we slip back into our bad old ways.
我们还犯有一个根本性的错误,即把我们的决心向大家宣布。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 50 New Year resolutions
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adj. 基础的,基本的,根本的,重要的,原始的,主要的,十分重大的;[物]基频的,基谐波的;[乐]基音的;
n. 原理,原则,基本,根本,基础;[乐]基音;[物]基频,基谐波;
💡 funda=fund基础+ment表名词+al...的 → 基础的,根本的
"The argument is full of fundamental flaws."
这段论述充满根本性的错误。
近义:inherent, medullary, overriding, pithy, pivotal, primal
反义:associate, attache, parallel, auxiliary, accessorial, accessory
n. 错误,过失;[法]误审,违法;[数]误差;
💡 err漫游,犯错误+or表名词,物 → 错误
"The Kenyan athlete made a tactical error in starting too fast."
肯尼亚运动员犯了战术错误,起步时跑得太快.
近义:inaccuracy, lapse, miscalculation, misinformation, mistake, mistaking
反义:arrival, success, triumph, victory, achievement
pron. 每人,人人;大伙儿;各位;
💡 every每个 +body 人→ pron.每人,人人
"When I give the command, everybody pushes off together."
我一声令下, 大家就一起用桨把船撑离河岸.
近义:each, all, everyone
adj. 愚蠢的;鲁莽的;荒谬的,可笑的;混;
💡 fool笨蛋+ish表形容词,“像…一样,有的…” →愚蠢的
"She's just a vain, foolish woman."
她不过是个愚蠢自负的女人。
近义:idiot, idiotic, ignorant, inane, asinine, moronic
反义:ingenious, intelligent, inventive, argute, knowing, astute
vt.& vi. 看,瞧;
vi. 注意;面向;寻找;看起来好像;
n. 看;(尤指吸引人的)相貌;眼神;样子;
int. (插话或唤起注意)喂,听我说;
💡 l(棍)+oo(双眼)+k(开):挣开双眼搜索棍- 看
"That uniform makes the guards look absurd."
警卫们穿着那种制服看起来怪模怪样的。
近义:appear, seem, see, appearance, image, area