If the brain were so simple we could understand it, we would be so simple we couldn't.
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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.& vi. 懂,理解;
vt. 了解;默认;听说;领会;
💡 under(under)+stand→懂;了解;通晓;认为
"That's just an approximation, you understand."
你知道那仅仅是近似值。
近义:ideate, imagine, apprehend, interpret, assimilate, penetrate
反义:misapprehend, misconstrue, mishear, misinterpret, misrepresent, misread
n. 脑;智慧;聪明的人;(群体中)最聪明的人;
vt. 打破…的脑袋;打…的头部;
💡 b(不)+rain(雨): 大脑不(b)会进水(rain)
"Being in love must have addled your brain."
坠入爱河必已使你神魂颠倒。
近义:brains, cerebrum, encephalon, cerebral