Wonder is what sets us apart from other life forms. No other species wonders about the meaning of existence or the complexity of the universe or themselves.
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n. 物种;种类;类型;[逻辑] 个体;
💡 spec(see)+ies(名词后缀)→种类
"The book described the adaptation of desert species to the hot conditions."
这本书描绘了沙漠物种对炎热环境的适应.
近义:race, pedigree, breed, blood, kind
n. 意思,意义;含义;意图;
adj. 有意思的;意味深长的;
vt. 意味(mean的现在分词);意思是;
💡 mean 意思+ ing 表示行为、状态、情况及其他 → n.意义,意思;意图
"contextual clues to the meaning"
上下文提供的理解其含义的线索
近义:import, purport, purposefulness, sense, significance, significancy
n. 存在,实在;生活,生活方式;实体,存在物;
💡 ex出+ist站立+ence名词后缀 →存在,生存
"belief in the existence of a benevolent god"
对于仁慈的神之存在的笃信
近义:presence, life, being
反义:inexistence, absence
n. 复杂性,错综复杂的状态;复杂的事物;复合物;
💡 com共同+plex重叠+ity名词后缀 →复杂性
"an organization of byzantine complexity"
拜占庭式复杂诡秘死板的机构
近义:intricacy, mess, sophistication, complicacy, complication, gnarliness
反义:homeliness, ingenuousness, innocence, artlessness, naivete, naivety
n. 宇宙;天地万物; 经验领域;
💡 uni一个+vers转向+e→统一旋转→宇宙
"Scientists disagree about how the universe was created."
科学家对宇宙是怎样形成的有分歧。
近义:world, cosmos
pron. 他[她,它]们自己;他们亲自;“himself”的复数;“herself”的复数;
💡 them他们+selves自己的复数 → 他们自己,
"All our officers are trained to defend themselves against knife attacks."
我们所有的警察都接受过自卫训练,能够对付持刀袭击。
近义:herself, himself, itself, oneself, them, yourself