There is not less wit nor less invention in applying rightly a thought one finds in a book, than in being the first author of that thought.
— Pierre Bayle  ·  Quotations

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invention [ɪn'vɛnʃən] 词频2 词根: in
n. 发明;发明物;捏造：内心捏造的东西，特指谎言;发明才能;
💡 invent发明，创造+ion名词后缀 → 发明，创造，捏造
"Fax machines were a wonderful invention at the time."
传真机在当时是一项了不起的发明。
近义：improvisation, intellect, intelligence, strike, talent, brainchild
author ['ɔθɚ] 词频1 词根: 增加
n. 著作家;作者;创造者;发起人; vt. 创作出版;
💡 aug, auc, auth 增加,增长#词根助记：auth 增加 + -or 人 -> 促进,发起,创造 -> 创作 -> 作家,著者
"After the play they called for the author to show himself."
剧终之后他们请求编剧和大家见面.
近义：issue, publish, artificer, maker, originator, builder
less [les] 词频1
adj. 较少的（little的比较级）;较小的;较次的，较劣的;较不重要的; adv. 较少地，较小地; prep. 减去;少掉;不足; n. 较少，较小;
"We aim to improve opportunities for the less advantaged in society."
我们的宗旨是为社会地位比较低下的人增加机会。
近义：least, lesser, minus
rightly ['raitli] 词频4
adv. 正确地;公正地;肯定地;无疑地;
"The school was rightly proud of the excellent exam results."
学校为这次出色的考试成绩感到骄傲，这是理所当然的。
近义：aptly, aright, just, justly, precisely, properly 反义：unfairly
thought [θɔt] 词频1
n. 思想;想法;关心;思索; v. 想( think的过去式和过去分词);思索;以为;认为;
"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."
人们常常认为睡眠在某种意义上来说类似死亡。
近义：idea, intent, meditation, mind, notion, pondering 反义：unintentional, unmeant, unwilled, unwitting, unwilling
book [bʊk] 词频1
n. 书;卷;课本;账簿; vt.& vi. 预订; vt. 登记;（向旅馆、饭店、戏院等）预约;立案（控告某人）;订立演出契约; adj. 书的;账簿上的;得之（或来自）书本的;按照（或依据）书本的;
💡 簿(谐音): 书
"She seemed totally absorbed in her book."
她好像完全被这本书迷住了。
近义：prebook, preorder, reserve, textbook, tome, volume

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