As soon as questions of will or decision or reason or choice of action arise, human science is at a loss.
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n. 决定;果断;决议;(法院的)判决;
vt. [口语][拳击]靠判定击败(对手);
💡 deci=decide决定+sion表名词→决定
"You can't quarrel with the decision of the court; it's very fair."
你不能反对法院的判决, 它判得很公正.
近义:resolution, ruling, finding, move, intention, judgement
反义:hesitance, hesitancy, hesitation, inconstancy, indecision, indecisiveness
vi.& vt. 产生;出现;起身,起立;起源于,产生于;
💡 a加强意义+rise升起→起来,升起
"Problems arise when the body's immune system is not functioning adequately."
免疫系统不能充分发挥作用时,身体就会出现问题.
近义:rise, stand, uprise, issue, occur, originate
反义:retire, bunk, decrease, descend, drop
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
n. 科学;技术,知识;学科;理科;
💡 sci知道+ence名词后缀 → 科学;学问
"a degree in computer science"
计算机科学学位
adv. 立刻,马上;一会儿,不久;快;宁愿;
💡 速(谐音): 迅速
"The whole building was soon ablaze."
整栋大楼很快就熊熊燃烧起来。
近义:hereupon, apace, immediately, promptly, pronto, quickly
反义:langsyne, lately, whilom, yesterday, yesteryear, yore
n. 理由;原因;理性;理智;
vt.& vi. 推理,思考;争辩;辩论;向…解释;
💡 再(re)生一个(a)儿子(son), 理由是第一个儿子夭折了
"The reason for the flood was that heavy rain."
水灾是那场大雨造成的.
近义:ratiocinate, think, conclude, deduce, deduct, motivation
反义:idiocy, applesauce, imbecility, inaccuracy, inanity, mistake