Childhood, n. The period of human life intermediate between the idiocy of infancy and the folly of youth - two removes from the sin of manhood and three from the remorse of age.
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n. 童年，儿童时代;早期;
💡 child孩子+hood表名词，“时期，性质等” →童年
"I always associate the smell of baking with my childhood."
一闻到烘烤食物的味道我就想起了童年。
近义：infancy, babyhood, boyhood, girlhood
反义：senescence, senility, agedness, dotage, eldership, ancientness
n. 时期;（一段）时间;学时;句号;
adj. 具有某个时代特征的;（关于）过去某一特定历史时期的;（家具、服饰、建筑等）某一时代的;
💡 peri周围，靠近+od道路→周期
"The overthrow of the military regime was followed by a period of anarchy."
军事统治政权被推翻以后，接着是一段时期的无政府状态。
近义：term, time, season, spell, bout, chapter
n. 人，人类;
adj. 人的;有人性的;显示人类特有弱点的;人本性的;
💡 hum土,地+an名词后缀，属于...的，传说人是由土造出的 → 人类
"The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump."
老师打了个比喻，把人的心脏比作水泵。
近义：mortal
adj. 中间的，中级的;
n. 中间物，中间分子，中间人;
vi. 调解：充当调解人，调解;干涉;
💡 inter 在…之间，相互 + medi中间 + ate 做、造成 → a.中间的；中级的
"This country is now at an intermediate stage of development."
这个国家目前正处于发展的中间阶段.
近义：arbitrate, intervene, mediate, referee, middle
反义：outdoor, outer, outlying, outside, outward, superficial
n. 蠢笨;愚行;讽刺剧;
💡 fool(愚人)+y(表示抽象名词的后缀)→愚笨；愚行
"an act of sheer folly"
纯粹愚蠢的行动
近义：idiocy, muddleheadedness, nonsense, senselessness, stupidity, bullshit
反义：judgement, judgment, reasonableness, sageness, sanity, sensibleness
n. 懊悔;悔恨;自责;同情;
💡 re回，反+mors咬+e→反过来咬自己→悔恨
"I felt guilty and full of remorse."
我感到内疚，并且非常懊悔。
近义：lament, regret, repent, rue, pang, penitence
反义：apathy, impassiveness, impassivity, imperturbability, indifference, indolence