I conceive the essential task of religion to be 'to develop the consciences, the ideals, and the aspirations of mankind'.
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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
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
n. 宗教;支配自己生活的大事;教派;心爱的事物;
💡 relig=rely依赖+ ion 名词后缀 → 用来依赖的 → 宗教;宗教信仰
"Is there always a conflict between science and religion?"
科学和宗教信仰之间是否永远存在着冲突?
近义:creed, faith
反义:godlessness
vi. 发展;生长;形成;发达 ;
vt. 发展;开发;研制;冲洗(胶片);
💡 de相反+velop盖上→不阻止,不掩盖→发展,形成,开发
"to develop a strategy for dealing with unemployment"
制订解决失业问题的对策
近义:urbanize, cultivate, evolve, expand, fabricate, amplify
反义:accomplish, climax, complete, crown, finalize, stanch
n. 人类;男性,男子;
💡 man人+kind 种类→ n.人类
"the history of mankind"
人类的历史
近义:humanity, humankind, humans, man, civilization
n. 工作,任务;作业;苦差事;
vt. 交给某人(任务);使过于劳累;
💡 十个(t)被要求(ask)完成的 任务{Mission Impossible不可能完成的任务}
"They had an awesome task ahead."
他们就要有十分艰巨的任务。
近义:housework, job, assignment, mission, occupation, office
反义:idleness, inactivity, recreation, solace, unemployment