As is so often pointed out, knowledge is a two-edged weapon which can be used equally for good or evil.
正像人们常常指出的,知识是一把双刃刀,可以用于造福,也可以用来为害。
新概念英语第四册 Lesson 22 Knowledge and progress

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pointed ['pɔɪntɪd] 词频2 词根: punct
adj. 尖的,尖锐的;严厉的,直截了当的;突出的;显然的; v. “point”的过去式和过去分词;
💡 point点,变尖+ed形容词后缀 →尖的,成尖状的
"She pointed the gun at him and—bam!"
她把枪对着他,然后就是乓的一声。
近义:jagged, peaked, pronged, sharp, spiky, tapering 反义:obtuse, pointless, dull
knowledge ['nɑlɪdʒ] 词频1 词根: 知道
n. 了解,理解;知识(表示多方面的知识时有复数knowledges这一用法);学科;见闻;
💡 know知道+ledge框架 → 知识
"She has acquired a good knowledge of English."
她英语已经学得很好。
近义:idea, learning, notion, background, sageness, sapience 反义:nescience, philistinism, unacquaintance, unawareness, unfamiliarity, benightedness
equally ['ikwəli] 词频2
adv. 相等地;平等地;公正地;平均;
💡 equ 相等 + ally ...地 → adv. 同样地;相等地
"Diet and exercise are equally important."
饮食和锻炼同样重要。
近义:likewise, similarly, too, alike, equitably, evenly 反义:unequally, disproportionately
evil ['ivl] 词频1
adj. 邪恶的,罪恶的;有害的;不幸的,不吉的;品行坏的; n. 邪恶,罪恶;坏事,恶行;邪恶的力量、势力或化身;灾祸;
💡 e 加强或引申意义、使…+vil =base (卑劣的) → n.邪恶;祸害 a.坏的
"the evil effects of racism"
种族主义的恶劣影响
近义:ill, infirmity, malady, complaint, affection, disease 反义:goodness, humane, kind, kindhearted, kindly, loyal
often ['ɔf(tə)n] 词频1
adv. 常常;经常;时常;再三;
💡 十(ten)有八九的(of), 经常的
"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."
人们常常认为睡眠在某种意义上来说类似死亡。
近义:manyfold, oft, oftentimes, repeatedly, usually, offtimes 反义:infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes

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