The only thing I was fit for was to be a writer, and this notion rested solely on my suspicion that I would never be fit for real work, and that writing didn't require any.
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n. 作家;作者;撰写人;写字…的人;
💡 writ=write写+er人 →作家
近义：literatus, author, redactor, columnist, contributor, editor
n. 概念，观念;意见，见解;奇想;打算;
💡 not知道，注意+ion名词后缀 → 见解；观念
"They espoused the notion of equal opportunity for all in education."
他们赞同在教育方面人人机会均等的观念。
近义：idea, intent, judgement, judgment, knowledge, opinion
反义：nescience, philistinism, unacquaintance, unawareness, unfamiliarity, benightedness
adv. 唯一地;仅仅;独一无二地;纯粹;
💡 sole(alone)+ly(副词后缀)→单独地；仅仅；完全地
"She was motivated solely by self-interest."
她完全是出于私利。
近义：just, merely, only, purely, simply, but
n. 怀疑;嫌疑;疑心;〈口〉一点儿;
vt. 怀疑;
💡 su=sus下面+spic环顾，检查+ion表名词→在下面看→怀疑
"The men were pulled in on suspicion of having committed a burglary."
这些人因涉嫌犯有夜盗罪而被拘留.
近义：suspect, hunch, inkling, mistrust, presentiment, suspiciousness
反义：assurance, assuredness, obviousness, palpability, patency, positiveness
vt. 要求;需要;想要;命令;
vi. 要求，规定;
💡 re再+quire寻求，询问→再寻求→请求
"My job is so repetitive, it does not require much conscious thought."
我的工作重复性很强, 不需要很多有意识的思考.
近义：involve, lack, necessitate, need, summon, take
反义：hold, own, possess, muster, meet, boast
n. 事件，形势;东西，事物;家伙;事业;
"She was the only thing that made life bearable."
只因有了她生活才可以过得下去。
近义：item, knickknack, article, object, tchotchke, thingamabob
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"This is the sixth book I've written, which isn't bad for a guy who's only read two."
— George Burns