The ability to delude yourself may be an important survival tool.
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从本句名言中提取的重要词汇,帮助你深度理解这句话
n. 能力,资格;能耐,才能;
💡 -ability 后缀,表示能力,合适性##-ility 后缀;表示”意义,有能力”
"The system has the ability to run more than one program at the same time."
该系统能够同时运行一个以上的程序。
近义:aptitude, aptness, intelligence, knack, potential, skilfulness
反义:impotence, inability, incapability, incompetence, incompetency, invalidity
vt. 欺骗,哄骗;
💡 de毁+lude玩 →玩坏的[手段]→迷惑,逃避
"He was not a rake that made a trade to delude women."
他并不是那样一个色棍以欺骗女人为生.
近义:hoax, hoodwink, humbug, inveigle, outmaneuver, bamboozle
pron. 你自己;(用以加强语气)亲自;你的正常或健康的情况;
💡 your你的+self自己 → 你自己
"De-stress yourself with a relaxing bath."
舒舒服服洗个澡放松一下。
近义:herself, himself, itself, oneself, themselves, thyself
adj. 重要的;权威的;有势力的;有地位的;
💡 import重要的 + ant 具有...性质的 → a.重要的;有势力的
"Earthworms do the important job of aerating the soil."
蚯蚓做了使土壤透气的重要工作。
近义:appreciable, indispensable, interesting, landmark, major, material
反义:idle, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insubstantial, meaningless
n. 幸存,生存;幸存者;遗物;遗风;
💡 sur=super超过+viv活+al名词后缀→经过事故活着→幸存
"The doctor told my wife I had a fifty - fifty chance of survival."
医生告诉我的妻子,说我活下去的可能性只有50%.
近义:livelihood, subsistence, survivorship, sustenance
反义:killing, liquidation, obliteration, dejection, destruction, elimination
n. 器具,工具;(有助于做工或完成某事的)用具;受人利用的人;压印机;
vt. 用工具给…加工;压印;驾车到处跑;
vi. 使用工具;开车,乘车;
💡 一根棍子(l)有时也(too)是 工具
"a handy little tool"
好用的小工具
近义:hew, work, malleate, carve, fabricate, fashion