you are conditioned by the conventions of the community to such a degree that it is very difficult to conceive of anything really destructive.
社团的风俗习惯会严格地制约你,使你很难有破坏性的想法。
新概念英语第四册
Lesson 45 Of men and galaxies
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 社区;社会团体;共同体;[生态] 群落;
💡 com共同+mun公共的+ity状态→公共状态→社会,社区
"The development was bitterly opposed by the local community."
这一开发项目遭到了当地社区的愤怒抵制。
近义:aristoi, society, collectivity, group, guild, commonwealth
反义:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
adj. 困难的;难做的;难解的;不易相处的;
💡 dif不+fic做+ult表名词→不好做→困难的
"The short story is a difficult art form to master."
短篇小说是一种很难掌握的艺术形式。
近义:rough, troublesome, complicated, arduous, intricate, labored
反义:uncomplicated, basic, cushy, doss, easy, facile
vt.& vi. 怀孕;构思;想像,设想;持有;
vi. 怀孕;设想;考虑;
💡 con共同+ceive拿,抓,握住→想象;构想
"You may conceive a new world in the atomic age."
你可以设想出原子时代的新世界.
近义:visualize, imagine, surmise, figure, ideate, invent
adv. 真,真正;实在,果真;实际上;事实上;
💡 real真实的+ly表副词 →真正地
"Tom was really hungry and ate up everything served."
汤姆确实饿坏了,把端到桌上的东西吃得精光.
近义:honestly, indeed, just, authentically, particularly, properly
反义:hypocritically, insincerely, lyingly, meretriciously, misleadingly, untruthfully
adj. 破坏性的;毁灭性的;有害的;
💡 de毁+struct建立+ive...的 → destruct毁灭+ive...的 → 毁灭(性)的
"the destructive power of modern weapons"
现代武器的毁灭性力量
近义:hurtful, killing, malign, noxious, obnoxious, pernicious
反义:inspirational, inspiring, moralizing, uplifting, edifying