Men of genius are often dull and inert in society, as a blazing meteor when it descends to earth, is only a stone.
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n. 天才;天赋;天才人物;（特别的）才能;
💡 geni出生，产生+us用→生出[就有]→天才
"the genius of Shakespeare"
莎士比亚的天才
近义：sage, savant, intellect, intelligence, invention, knack
反义：idiocy, imbecility, inanity, asininity, ludicrousness, nonsense
n. 社会;上流社会;社团;社群;
adj. 上流社会的，社交界的;
💡 socie=social社会+ty表名词 → 社会，社团
"Racism is abhorrent to a civilized society."
文明社会憎恶种族主义。
近义：aristoi, community, institution, merging, partnership, brotherhood
反义：personhood, self, selfhood, distinctiveness, individual
adv. 常常;经常;时常;再三;
💡 十(ten)有八九的(of)， 经常的
"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."
人们常常认为睡眠在某种意义上来说类似死亡。
近义：manyfold, oft, oftentimes, repeatedly, usually, offtimes
反义：infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes
adj. 钝的;迟钝的;呆滞的;阴暗的;
v. 缓和;减轻;使阴暗;
💡 杜甫(du)智商只有11，是 白痴
"Life in a small town could be deadly dull."
小城镇的生活可能会非常没意思。
近义：boggle, numb, bleak, colourless, colorless, drab
反义：hone, point, strap, strop, taper, whet
adj. 迟钝的;不活泼的;[化]惰性的;
💡 enter换了t的位置就不活动了
"He lay inert with half-closed eyes."
他半睁着双眼一动不动地躺着。
近义：idle, inactive, inanimate, insentient, lifeless, motionless
反义：keen, astir, operative, powerful, spirited, sprightly
n. 流星;大气现象;
abbr. 气象学(=meteorology);
"Like a flash of lightning, the meteor shot across the sky."
流星像一道闪光划过天空.
近义：meteorite