Humor is by far the most significant activity of the human brain.
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adj. 重要的;有意义的;有重大意义的;值得注意的;
n. 有意义的事物;象征，标志;
💡 sign记号，信号+ific产生…的+ant形容词后缀→有意义的
"There are no significant differences between the education systems of the two countries."
这两国的教育制度没有大的差别。
近义：indicative, key, meaningful, momentous, representative, significative
反义：irregular, nonconforming, atypical, uncharacteristic, uncommon, untypical
n. 活动;活跃，敏捷;活动力;教育活动;
💡 act行动，做+ivity状态→活动
"The streets were noisy and full of activity."
街上熙熙攘攘，车水马龙。
近义：motion, action, job, occupation, profession
反义：idleness, inaction, inertia, laziness, leisure, otioseness
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
n. 脑;智慧;聪明的人;（群体中）最聪明的人;
vt. 打破…的脑袋;打…的头部;
💡 b(不)+rain(雨): 大脑不(b)会进水(rain)
"Being in love must have addled your brain."
坠入爱河必已使你神魂颠倒。
近义：brains, cerebrum, encephalon, cerebral
humor
['hju:mə]
n. 幽默，心情，诙谐;
vt. 迎合，牵就，顺应;
💡 后缀:or 表示物 英文译成中文：humor（幽默），coffee（咖啡），tank（坦克），sofa（沙发）
"Humor is laughing at what you have not got when you ought to have it."
能对应有而没有的东西一笑置之是谓幽默。
近义：humour, oblige, please, satisfy, suit, tickle
反义：reliability, responsibility, sedateness, staidness, thoughtfulness, earnestness