The will to believe is perhaps the most powerful, but certainly the most dangerous human attribute.
📚 名句词汇解析
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adv. 或许;（表示不确定）也许;（用于粗略的估计）或许;（表示勉强同意或其实不赞成）也许;
n. 假定;猜想;未定之事;
💡 per全部+hap机会，运气+s表复数→全是机会→也许，可能
"When you're done, perhaps I can say something."
等你说完，也许我可以说点什么。
近义：maybe, perchance, possibly, probably, haply
反义：indeed, assuredly, absolutely, sure, surely, undoubtedly
adj. 强大的;权力大的;（药）有效地;
adv. 很;非常;
💡 power力量+ful表形容词，“有…的” →有力的
"The powerful lords were guilty of grinding the villagers under their heels."
那些大领主的罪过是以权势欺压村民.
近义：lordly, masterful, mighty, authoritative, potent, puissant
反义：impotent, infirm, labile, languid, languishing, languorous
adv. 无疑;当然;确定;肯定;
💡 certain确实的+ly副词后缀，…地 → 确实地，一定地，当然地
"I shall certainly keep a beady eye on his behaviour."
我一定会时刻睁大眼睛提防他的行为。
近义：indeed, indubitably, inevitably, infallibly, assuredly, absolutely
反义：hesitatingly, hesitatively, indecisively, arguably, tentatively, wonderingly
adj. 危险的;
💡 danger危险+ous.....的 →危险的
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一个突然变得陌生而危险的世界里，他是她唯一的守护神。
近义：hazardous, jeopardous, parlous, perilous, risky, unsafe
反义：innocuous, inoffensive, offenceless, riskless, secure, sure
n. 人，人类;
adj. 人的;有人性的;显示人类特有弱点的;人本性的;
💡 hum土,地+an名词后缀，属于...的，传说人是由土造出的 → 人类
"The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump."
老师打了个比喻，把人的心脏比作水泵。
近义：mortal
vt. 认为…是;把…归于;把…品质归于某人;认为某事[物]属于某人[物];
💡 tribu-, trib- 表”任命,分配,给予”
"Archaeologists attribute the ruin to a flourishing prehistoric kingdom."
考古学家认为这些废墟属于一个繁荣的史前王国.
近义：impute, ascribe, assign, attach, blame, credit
反义：absolve, pardon, purge, release, resolve, acquit