What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the feeble mentality of the average adult.
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n. 对比，对照;差异;对照物，对立面;[摄]反差;
💡 contra(against)+st(stand)→对照；反衬；对比
"There is an obvious contrast between the cultures of East and West."
东西方文化之间存在着明显的差异。
近义：associate, relate, check, collate, colligate, compare
反义：homologize, level, neutralize, normalize, balance, stabilize
adj. 照耀的;辐射的;容光焕发的;
n. 光点;[天]流星群的辐射点;
💡 radi光线+ant...的 →发光的
"He gave a radiant smile when he heard the news."
他听到这个消息后露出欣喜的微笑.
近义：incandescent, irradiant, lambent, lucent, luminous, lustrous
反义：lackluster, mat, matt, matte, opaque, unglazed
n. 智力;聪颖;情报;情报机构;
💡 intel在…中间+lig选择，收集+ence名词后缀→从中选出好的→智力
"She used her good looks to compensate her lack of intelligence."
她利用她漂亮的外表来弥补智力的不足.
近义：aptness, intellect, invention, argument, knack, mentality
n. 心理;智力;思想;精神力;
💡 ment精神的+ality名词后缀 → 智力；精神
"I cannot understand the mentality of football hooligans."
我无法理解足球流氓的心态。
近义：intelligence, mind
adj. 成熟的;（智力、思想、行为）成熟的;成年人的;成年的;
n. 成年的人或动物;
💡 al, ol, ul 生长,滋养,营养
"Children must be accompanied by an adult."
儿童必须要有大人陪同。
近义：grownup, mature, grown
反义：juvenile, lad, minor, stripling, teen, teenager
distressing
[[di'stresiŋ]]
a. 使痛苦的, 使烦恼的
近义：heartbreaking, ominous, perturbing, baffling, troubling, uncomforting
反义：balmy, reassuring, sedative, soothing, tranquillizing, calmative