You can never underestimate the stupidity of the general public.
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vt. 低估;对…估计不足;看轻;把…的价值估计过低;
n. 低估;估计不足;过低评价,过低估价;轻视;
💡 under不足,不够+estimate估计→估计不足
"We often underestimate our potentialities."
我们常常低估自己的潜力。
近义:slight, snub, spurn, trivialize, underrate, understate
反义:prize, treasure, value, admire, esteem
adj. 大致的;综合的;总的,全体的;普遍的;
n. 上将;一般;一般原则;常规;
💡 gener出生,产生+al形容词后缀→出生[一般]→普通的n.总论
"These difficulties are general among people of his age."
这些困难在他那个年龄的人中普遍存在.
近义:total, unspecific, vague, universal, gp, intermutual
反义:particular, especial, special, concrete, definite
adj. 公众的,公共的;公开的;政府的;人人知道的,知名的;
n. 大众;社会;公共场所;(文学家等的)爱读者;
💡 publ人民+ic...的 → 公开的,公众的
"The public are requested not to throw waste paper in the park."
公众被要求不得在公园里乱扔废纸.
近义:assistance, attendance, audience, turnout, concurrence, concurrency
反义:participator, plaintiff, sharer, actor, inside, noteworthy
stupidity
[stju'piditi]
n. 愚蠢;愚行;蠢事;蠢话;
"I couldn't believe my own stupidity."
我干的蠢事我自己都不能相信。
近义:idiocy, imbecility, inanity, asininity, ludicrousness, nonsense
反义:aptness, intellect, invention, argument, knack, mentality