The fixity of a habit is generally in direct proportion to its absurdity.
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n. 习惯，习性;气质;宗教服装;
vt. 给…穿衣服;打扮;
💡 habit表示居住 → 久居 → 习惯；习性
"He was not in the habit of ogling women."
他没有盯着女人看个没完的习惯。
近义：practice, prevalence, routine, tradition, usage, usance
反义：oblivion, obsolescence, obsoleteness, desuetude
adv. 一般地，通常;广泛地，普遍地;概括地;主要地;
💡 gener出生+ally...地→出生具有普偏性→通常地；通常强调普遍性
"It is generally accepted that people are motivated by success."
大多数人认为成功会推动人的积极性.
近义：invariably, mainly, mostly, normally, periodically, regularly
反义：infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes
n. 比，比率;[数学]比例（法）;面积;相称，平衡;
vt. 使成比例;使相称;使均衡;
💡 pro前面+port部分，分开+ion名词后缀→成分其中一部分→[所占]比例
"Water covers a large proportion of the earth's surface."
水覆盖了地球表面的大部分。
近义：proportionate, accommodate, adapt, fit, proportionality, balance
反义：hype, magnify, overstate, stretch, dramatize, bulge
adj. 直接的;直的;直系的;率直的;
adv. 直接地;径直地;直截了当地;正好;
vt. （用建议、指示、有益的情报等）指导;导演（戏剧或电影）;指示方向;把…对准（某方向或某人）;
vt.& vi. 指导，导演，管理;
vi. 引路;当向导;领唱;领奏;
"The army is now under the direct command of General Barton."
陆军现在由巴顿将军直接指挥.
近义：nonstop, express, live, snap, undeviating, resolute
反义：mediate, roundabout, oblique, subtle, circuitous, misdirect
n. 荒谬, 悖理, 荒谬的言行
近义：hogwash, illusion, inaccuracy, misinterpretation, mistake, nonsense
反义：cogency, coherency, cohesion, congruity, consistence, consistency
n. 固定性, 不变性, 固定物\\n[医] 固定, 入盆(指胎儿头)
近义：balance, stability, stableness, steadiness, equilibrium, firmness
反义：inconstancy, changeability, changeableness, flukiness