Although mankind has undergone no general improvement in intelligence or morality, it has made extraordinary progress in the accumulation of knowledge.
虽然人类有智力和道德上没有得到普遍提高，但在知识积累方面却取得了巨大的进步。
新概念英语第四册
Lesson 22 Knowledge and progress
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 人类;男性，男子;
💡 man人+kind 种类→ n.人类
"the history of mankind"
人类的历史
近义：humanity, humankind, humans, man, civilization
adj. 大致的;综合的;总的，全体的;普遍的;
n. 上将;一般;一般原则;常规;
💡 gener出生，产生+al形容词后缀→出生[一般]→普通的n.总论
"These difficulties are general among people of his age."
这些困难在他那个年龄的人中普遍存在.
近义：total, unspecific, vague, universal, gp, intermutual
反义：particular, especial, special, concrete, definite
n. 改进，改善，改良，增进，进步;（美）装修，改良措施;利用，活用;更优秀的人，更进步的人;
💡 im 加以..+ prov 测试，证明+ e + ment 表示行为、行为的过程或结果 → n.改进，改善；改进处
"Despite signs of an improvement in the economy, there is no room for complacency."
尽管在经济方面有改善的迹象，但仍不容自满。
近义：headway, increase, melioration, progress, promotion, recovery
反义：impairment, loss, staleness, worsening, damage, decline
n. 智力;聪颖;情报;情报机构;
💡 intel在…中间+lig选择，收集+ence名词后缀→从中选出好的→智力
"She used her good looks to compensate her lack of intelligence."
她利用她漂亮的外表来弥补智力的不足.
近义：aptness, intellect, invention, argument, knack, mentality
n. 道德;道德准则;品德高尚的行为;道德观;
💡 mor 道德+ ality 表示状态、情况、性质 → n. 道德,(行为等的)道德性;德行,品行;道德观,道德规范
"Can all our efforts towards morality prevail over the forces of evil?"
我们为提倡伦理道德所做的努力能够战胜邪恶的力量 吗 ?
近义：morals, ethic, ethics
反义：immodesty, impudicity, indecency, iniquity, nefariousness, obscenity