Knowledge is essential to conquest; only according to our ignorance are we helpless. Thought creates character. Character can dominate conditions. Will creates circumstances and environment.
— Anne Besant  ·  No category

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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
essential [ɪ'sɛnʃl] 词频2 词根: ess
adj. 基本的;必要的;本质的;精华的; n. 必需品;基本要素;必不可少的东西;
💡 essent=be存在，本质 + ial ...的 → 必要的，本质的
"The essential thing is that the two of you ought to agree."
根本的问题是你们俩应意见一致.
近义：must, necessity, proviso, requirement, requisite, condition 反义：nonissue, needless, pointless, profitless, purposeless, redundant
conquest ['kɑŋkwɛst] 词频2 词根: con
n. 征服，击败;战利品;（尤指）爱情的俘虏;赢得（物）;
💡 con全部+quest寻求，询问 →征服
"Steve seems to have made a real conquest of Lily. They're always together."
史蒂夫好像真的赢得了莉莉的芳心. 他们总是在一起.
近义：triumph, vanquishing, victory, win, vanquishment, conquering 反义：overthrow, rout, thrashing, trimming, whipping, beating
ignorance ['ɪɡnərəns] 词频2 词根: i
n. 无知，愚昧;蒙;
💡 i不+gnor知道+ance名词后缀 →无知，愚昧
"They were at last freed from the fetters of ignorance."
他们终于从愚昧无知的束缚中解脱出来。
近义：nescience, philistinism, unacquaintance, unawareness, unfamiliarity, benightedness 反义：idea, learning, notion, background, sageness, sapience
helpless ['hɛlpləs] 词频2 词根: help
adj. 无助的;无能的;无用的;六亲无靠;
💡 help帮助 + less 无...的 → 无助的；无能的
"the helpless victims of war"
无助的战争受害者
近义：powerless, unabetted, unaided, unassisted, undefended, underdog
dominate ['dɑmɪnet] 词频3 词根: domin
v. 支配，影响;占有优势;在…中具有最重要的特色;在…中拥有最重要的位置;
💡 domin=dom屋，家+ate做...→像家长一样→支配，统治
"The giant jets that increasingly dominate the world's airways."
越来越称雄于世界航线的巨型喷气机.
近义：overlook, overmaster, overmatch, overpower, rule, subdue 反义：heed, hold, honor, keep, observe, respect

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