How do you define God? Like this. A God I could understand, at least potentially, was infinitely more interesting and relevant than one that defied comprehension.
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vt. 规定;使明确;精确地解释;画出…的线条;
vi. (给词、短语等)下定义,构成释义;
💡 de加强+fine限制→加强限制→限定;下定义
"Please listen while I define your duties."
在我规定你的职责时,请仔细听好.
近义:appoint, limit, post, set, subtend, bound
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
adv. 无限地,无穷地;极其;
💡 in 无 + fin范围 + ite...的 + ly ...地→ 无限地, 无穷地
"Is God infinitely good?"
天主是全善的么?
近义:immeasurably, immensely, unmeasurably, boundlessly
反义:limitatively, onerously
adj. 令人感兴趣的,有趣的;引起兴趣的;有趣的;令人关注的;
💡 inter 表示“在…之间,相互” +est表示最高级“最.+ ing [名词后缀]表示行为、状态、情况及其他 → adj.有趣的,引人入胜的
"an interesting collage of 1960s songs"
有趣的20世纪60年代歌曲的收藏集
近义:important, absorbing
反义:importunate, importune, inopportune, irksome, arid, irritating
adj. 有关的,中肯的;相关联的;确切的;有重大意义[作用]的,实质性的;
💡 re再+lev提高,举起,变轻+ant形容词后缀→再举起→有关的
"This point is really relevant and we had better move on."
这一点至关重要,我们还是接着谈吧.
近义:applicable, incumbent, apropos, pertaining, pertinent, relating
反义:immaterial, improper, inappropriate, inconsequential, inopportune, awry
n. 理解,理解力;包含的能力;[逻辑学]内涵;
💡 comprehen=comprehend理解+sion表名词 →理解
"The vastness of space defied comprehension."
外层空间的茫茫无垠让人无法弄清其究竟.
近义:insight, assimilation, perception, realization, securing, understanding
反义:incoherence, disagreement