There is no nonsense so arrant that it cannot be made the creed of the vast majority by adequate governmental action.
— Bertrand Russell  ·  Government

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nonsense ['nɑnsɛns] 词频3 词根: sens
n. 胡说，废话;荒谬的念头;愚蠢的行为;胡闹; adj. 无意义的;荒谬的; int. 荒唐;
💡 non无+sense感觉，意义→无意义
"Reports that he has resigned are nonsense."
有关他已经辞职的报道是无稽之谈。
近义：hogwash, applesauce, muddleheadedness, absurdity, pedantry, poppycock 反义：judgement, judgment, reasonableness, sageness, sanity, sensibleness
creed [krid] 词频3 词根: 信任
n. （尤指宗教）信条，教义;主义，纲领;宗派;
💡 creed(believe)→信条；（宗教）教条
"Other countries have adopted this political creed enthusiastically."
其他国家狂热地采纳了这一政治信条.
近义：religion, credo, faith
majority [mə'dʒɔrəti] 词频1 词根: maj
n. 多数;（获胜的）票数;成年;法定年龄;
💡 major主要的+ity表名词 → 大多数
"The majority of people interviewed prefer TV to radio."
大多数接受采访的人都喜欢看电视多于听收音机。
近义：plurality, bulk 反义：nonage
adequate [ˈædɪkwət] 词频2 词根: equ
adj. 足够的;适当的，恰当的;差强人意的;胜任的;
💡 ad=加强意义+equ相等+ate...的→能满足需要的→足够的，充分的，适当的
"an adequate supply of hot water"
热水供应充足
近义：appropriate, apt, passable, pat, average, proper 反义：inappropriate, inapt, incompatible, insufficient, lacking, scanty
arrant [['ærənt]] 词频5
a. 声名狼藉的, 极恶的, 完全的
近义：notorious, seedy, sleazy, disreputable, egregious, plain
made [meid] 词频1
adj. …制的;（人工）做成的，拼成的;虚构的;保证成功的; v. 使(make的过去式和过去分词);
"He made it absolutely clear."
他把此事讲得一清二楚。
近义：manufactured, produced, done, fabricated, artificial, manmade

📜 Bertrand Russell 的更多名言

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"The point of philosophy is to start with something so simple as not to seem worth stating, and to end with something so paradoxical that no one will believe it."
"Too little liberty brings stagnation and too much brings chaos."
"The human race may well become extinct before the end of the century."
"The greatest challenge to any thinker is stating the problem in a way that will allow a solution."
"War does not determine who is right-only who is left."
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