Never make anything simple and efficient when a way can be found to make it complex and wonderful.
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adj. 简单的;单纯的;易受骗的;天真的;
n. 笨蛋;愚蠢的行为;出身低微者;
💡 sim(one by one)+ple(fold)→简单的;朴素的;单纯的
"her austere bedroom with its simple narrow bed"
她那仅有一张窄床的简陋卧室
近义:uncomplicated, basic, cushy, doss, easy, facile
反义:arduous, intricate, labored, laborious, onerous, painful
vt. 创办,成立,建立;
v. 发现( find的过去式);找到;到达;发觉;
💡 found基础 → 为(房屋等)打基础,建立,创立
"In some stories, genies are always found inside a lamp or bottle."
在一些故事里, 灯里或瓶子中总是装有妖怪.
近义:base, ground, establish, institute, mount, rest
反义:invalidate, abrogate, negate, nullify, omit, outlaw
adj. 复杂的;难懂的;复合的;
n. 建筑群;相关联的一组事物;情结;不正常的忧虑;
💡 com共同+plex重叠→全部重叠→复杂的
"the complex structure of the human brain"
错综复杂的人脑构造
近义:resort, complicate, installation, system, apparatus, complexus
反义:modest, ordinary, oversimplified, plain, bare, stodgy
adj. 极好的,精彩的,绝妙的;美妙;胜;神妙;
💡 wonder奇迹,神奇+ful形容词后缀 → 极好的;惊人的,奇妙的
"Ben's a wonderful father."
本是个极好的父亲。
近义:arresting, laudable, marvellous, marvelous, meritorious, astonishing
反义:inartistic, artless, modest, mundane, normal, average
adj. 有效率的;(直接)生效的;能干的;(因省钱、省时或省力等而)收效大的;
💡 一分手(谐音):一分手就有新欢了, 效率真高 e(出)+fic(做)+ient(的):快速做出来的- 有效率的
"the efficient use of energy"
能源的有效利用
近义:operative, active, productive, effective, effectual, efficacious
反义:incapable, ineffective, ineffectual, inefficacious, inept, inexpert