An epigram often flashes light into regions where reason shines but dimly.
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n. 机智的短诗，警句，讽刺诗;
💡 epi在…上，在…周围，在…后面+gram写→写在上面的话→格言
"After a little while, the English teacher turned off an epigram."
过了一会儿, 英文老师作出了一首讽刺诗.
近义：aphorism, maxim, proverb, saw, saying, byword
adv. 常常;经常;时常;再三;
💡 十(ten)有八九的(of)， 经常的
"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：manyfold, oft, oftentimes, repeatedly, usually, offtimes
反义：infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes
n. 光;发光体;电灯;点火器;
adj. 轻的;明亮的;浅色的;少量的;
v. 点燃;照亮;用光指引;
adv. 轻地，轻装地;
💡 房间光线（light）明暗度正好（right）
"The office was light and airy."
办公室又明亮又通风。
近义：illuminate, illumine, lighten, brighten, ignite, incandescence
反义：quench, douse, extinguish, murk, murkiness, obscurity
n. 理由;原因;理性;理智;
vt.& vi. 推理，思考;争辩;辩论;向…解释;
💡 再（re）生一个（a）儿子(son)， 理由是第一个儿子夭折了
"The reason for the flood was that heavy rain."
水灾是那场大雨造成的.
近义：ratiocinate, think, conclude, deduce, deduct, motivation
反义：idiocy, applesauce, imbecility, inaccuracy, inanity, mistake
adv. 昏暗地，朦胧地，模糊地;依稀;影影绰绰;隐隐约约;
"a dimly lit room"
灯光昏暗的房间
近义：lamely, lightly, limply, slightly, weakly, faintly