I went to a convent in New York and was fired finally for my insistence that the Immaculate Conception was spontaneous combustion.
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adv. 最后，终于;总算;末后;结果;
💡 fin 结束，范围+ ally 表示方式、程度、状态、“...地” → ad.最后；不可更改的
"After roaming around nearly half his life, he finally settled down in Canada."
他过了半辈子的流浪生活, 最后在加拿大定居了下来.
近义：last, lastly, ultimately, definitively, eventually
反义：mainly, primarily, first, firstly, foremost
adj. 洁净的;无瑕疵的;精确的;完美的;
💡 im无+macul斑点+ate...的 → 无缺点的
"She always looks immaculate."
她总是打扮得干净利落。
近义：antiseptic, impeccable, neat, pure, sheer, sinless
n. 受精，怀孕;胚胎;概念;设想，构想;
💡 con共同+cept拿，抓，握住+ion名词后缀→概念，观念
"The plan was brilliant in its conception but failed because of lack of money."
尽管这计划构想绝妙，但终因资金不足而告流产。
近义：ideation, inception, projection, creation, impregnation, childbirth
反义：imprecision, inaccuracy, misapprehension, miscalculation, misconstruction, misinterpretation
adj. 自发的;自然的;天然产生的;无意识的;
💡 spont=spond承诺+aneous表形容词→自内心承诺→自愿的
"Spontaneous applause broke out as soon as she finished speaking."
她一讲完,大家不约而同都鼓起掌来.
近义：intentional, natural, sudden, unbidden, unconstrained, unexpected
反义：intentional, preconceived, premeditate, premeditated, premeditative, prepense
n. 燃烧，烧毁;氧化;骚动;
💡 com共同 + bust爆裂 + ion抽象名词 → combust燃烧 + ion 抽象名词 → n.燃烧
"Soot is the product of the imperfect combustion of fuel."
煤烟是燃料不完全燃烧的产物.