Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience. Knowing grass, I can appreciate persistence.
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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
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. 耐心，耐性;忍耐;单人纸牌游戏;
💡 pati忍受 + ence表示性质、状态 → n.忍耐，容忍，耐心
"Everyone admired her patience and unfailing good humour."
人人都佩服她的耐心和永不衰减的好脾气。
近义：resignation, accordance, acquiescence, compliance, conformance, conformity
反义：restlessness, unrest
vt. 感激;欣赏;领会;鉴别;
vi. （使）增值，涨价;
💡 ap一再+preci价值+ate动词后缀→一再给价→欣赏
"You can't really appreciate foreign literature in translation."
看翻译作品不能真正欣赏到外国文学原著的美妙之处。
近义：prize, treasure, value, admire, esteem, relish
反义：loathe, scorn, scout, slight, spurn, underestimate
n. 坚持不懈;执意;持续;留存，（萤光屏上余辉的）保留时间;
💡 persist坚持+ence名词后缀→坚持，持续
"His persistence was finally rewarded when the insurance company agreed to pay for the damage."
保险公司同意赔偿损失，他的坚持不懈终于得到了回报。
近义：insistence, perseverance, persistency, pertinaciousness, pertinacity, sedulousness
反义：hesitance, hesitancy, hesitation, irresolution, mutability, unsteadiness
a. 博学的, 聪颖的, 精明的
近义：hip, informed, knowledgeable, learned, lettered, mindful
反义：silly, stupid, tomfool, unaware, uneducated, unenlightened