It was necessary first to arrive at that degree of sophistication where we no longer set our own belief against ourneighbour's superstition.
不用自己的信仰去反对我们邻居的迷信。
新概念英语第四册 Lesson 44 Patterns of culture

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necessary ['nɛsəsɛri] 词频1 词根: necessar
adj. 必要的;强制的;必然的;不可避免的; n. 必需品;
💡 necess必要 + ary 表示有...性质的, → a.必要的;必然的
"Vitamin D is necessary to aid the absorption of calcium from food."
从食物中吸取钙需靠维生素D的帮助。
近义:indispensable, inevitable, mandatory, needful, obligatory, obliged 反义:needless, pointless, profitless, purposeless, redundant, reiterative
arrive [ə'raɪv] 词频1 词根: rip
vi. 到达,来;发生;
💡 ar一再+rive河→到达河边→达到目标→到达
"Arrive two days early in order to acclimatize."
提前两天到达以便适应新环境。
近义:come, get 反义:migrate, absquatulate, retire, retreat, scat, transmigrate
sophistication [sə,fɪstɪ'keʃən] 词根: 智慧
n. 老练,精明;强词夺理,诡辩;伪品,掺杂品;有教养;
💡 soph(wise)+istication(名词后缀)→世故;良好教养;复杂
"Despite her scruffy clothes, there was an air of sophistication about her."
尽管她衣衫褴褛, 但神态老练世故.
近义:intricacy, complexity 反义:homeliness, ingenuousness, innocence, artlessness, naivete, naivety
against [ə'ɡɛnst] 词频1
prep. 反对;对…不利;紧靠;以防;
💡 gain =against (反对)#词根助记:反对
"Ten people voted in favour, five against and two abstained."
十人投票赞成,五人反对,两人弃权。
近义:athwart, agin
superstition [,supɚ'stɪʃən] 词频3 词根: super
n. 迷信;迷信行为;<古>邪教;
💡 super在…上面+stit站+ion名词后缀→站在人理智之上的东西→迷信
"According to superstition, breaking a mirror brings bad luck."
按照迷信的说法,摔碎镜子会带来噩运。
近义:fetichism 反义:incertitude, incredulity, mistrust, scepsis, scepticism, unbelief

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