Weary the path that does not challenge. Doubt is an incentive to truth and patient inquiry leadeth the way.
— Hosea Ballou  ·  No category

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doubt [daʊt] 词频1 词根: dou
n. 怀疑，疑虑;未确定; vt. 怀疑，疑惑; vi. 不确定，不能肯定或怀疑;
💡 doubt二→二种状态→怀疑
"a feeling of doubt and uncertainty"
迟疑不定的感受
近义：disbelieve, hesitation, hesitate, mistrust, question, stagger 反义：prove, reassure, verify, vouch, check, demonstrate
incentive [ɪn'sɛntɪv] 词频5 词根: in
n. 动机;刺激;诱因;鼓励; adj. 刺激性的;鼓励性质的;
💡 in向内，进入+cent唱歌+ive名词后缀→把精神唱进去→激励
"It's the biggest financial incentive ever dangled before British footballers."
这是历来对英国足球运动员的最大经济诱惑.
近义：hypo, incitement, inducement, motivation, perk, prod 反义：hindrance, hitch, holdback, holdup, hurdle, impediment
truth [trʊθ] 词频1
n. 真理;真相，事实;忠实，忠诚;现实，现实性;
💡 tru相信，真实+th抽象名词 →事实，真理
"He adjured them to tell the truth."
他要求他们讲真话。
近义：honesty, reality, reliability, sooth, substantiality, truthfulness 反义：hypocrisy, imposture, meretriciousness, phoniness, spuriousness, truthlessness
patient ['peʃnt] 词频1 词根: pass
adj. 有耐性的;能容忍的; n. 患者;病人;病号;
💡 pati病+ent表示人→病人
"a drug that disposes the patient towards sleep"
使病人想睡觉的药
近义：sufferer, tolerant, inactive, indifferent, passive, submissive 反义：anxious, exasperated, annoyed
inquiry [ɪn'kwaɪri] 词频2 词根: in
n. 调查，审查;询问，质问，质询，追究;探究;打听;
💡 inquir=inquire询问+y表名词 →质询
"Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem."
许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题.
近义：hunt, indagation, inquest, inquisition, inspection, investigation 反义：rejoinder, reply, response
weary ['wɪri] 词频2
adj. 疲倦的;困乏的;令人厌倦[生厌，发腻]的;感到厌倦的; vt.& vi. （使）疲乏，（使）厌烦; v. 疲倦，疲乏;厌倦，厌烦;渴望，切望;
💡 穿(wear)衣服的丫头(y)令我 厌倦的
"Her face looked strained and weary."
她的脸色显得憔悴疲惫。
近义：overwork, pall, spend, surfeit, tire, tucker 反义：heal, hush, appease, lighten, lull, assuage

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