The chief contribution of Protestantism to human thought is its massive proof that God is a bore.
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n. 贡献,捐赠,捐助;捐赠,捐助物;投稿,来稿;[军](向占领地人民征收的)军税;
💡 con 共同 + tribut 给予 + ion 抽象名词 → n. 贡献,促成作用;捐款,捐献物;(投给报刊等的)稿件
"to make a contribution to charity"
给慈善事业捐款
近义:help, investment, offering, subsidy, subvention, input
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. 大的,重的;大块的,大量的;魁伟的,结实的;大规模的;
💡 mass(块;团)+ive(形容词后缀)→大量的;宏伟的;块状的
"a massive clear-up operation"
大扫除活动
近义:heavy, huge, immense, lumpy, mammoth, ponderous
反义:ingravid, lightweight, thin, underweight, weightless, filmy
n. 证明;校样;检验;(酒的)标准酒精度;
adj. 防…的;抗…的;能抵御;能防范;
vt. 给(织物)做防护处理,使防水(或防火等);印…的校样;
vi. [印刷术] 校对;发酵;
💡 prob, prov Prob, prov= test, 表示”测试,证明, 检验”
"The photo was final proof of her husband's infidelity."
这张照片最终证明了她丈夫的不忠.
近义:rainproof, seal, waterproof, proofread, subedit, edit
adj. 级别最高的;总的;主要的;最重要的;
n. 族长;酋长;首领;主管人员;
💡 欺付(谐音): 首领欺付小弟
"Air Chief Marshal Sir Robin Hall"
空军上将罗宾∙霍尔爵士
近义:head, headman, manager, principal, boss, gaffer
反义:helper, houseboy, lackey, lacquey, maid, manservant
n. 思想;想法;关心;思索;
v. 想( think的过去式和过去分词);思索;以为;认为;
"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."
人们常常认为睡眠在某种意义上来说类似死亡。
近义:idea, intent, meditation, mind, notion, pondering
反义:unintentional, unmeant, unwilled, unwitting, unwilling