The opposite of the religious fanatic is not the fanatical atheist but the gentle cynic who cares not whether there is a god or not.
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adj. 相对的;对面的;对立的;[数学]（顶、边等）对的;
prep. （表示位置）在…的对面;[数学]（顶、边等）对的;与…在一排;（表示方式）与…联合主演;
adv. 在对面，对过;
n. 对立面，对立物，相反的人[事物];
💡 op对+pos放+ite表形容词，有...的→放到对面→相对的
"The chief of the group has gone over to the opposite."
那个组织的头头归降了对方.
近义：antipode, antipole, antithesis, opposition, reverse, contrast
反义：back, fro
adj. 虔诚的;笃信宗教的;宗教的;谨慎的;
n. 修士，修女，出家人;
💡 relig=rely依赖 + ious 形容词后缀→用来依赖的→ 虔诚的；宗教的
"She is deeply religious."
她非常虔诚。
近义：pious, theological, denominational, devoted, devout, godly
反义：impious, profane, unreligious, worldly
n. 狂热者，入迷者;
adj. 狂热入迷的;
💡 fan庙+atic...的 →在庙里盲目信仰 →狂热的，盲信的
"He is a fanatic jogger."
他是一个极喜欢慢跑的人.
近义：fan, hothead, radical, zealot, extremist, bigoted
反义：objector, opposer, opposite, rival, trialist, contrarian
adj. 温和的;文雅的;高尚的;
vt. 使温和;使驯服;
n. 蛆;饵;
💡 gen “出生,种族”#词根助记：gen+tle→出身好的→高雅的
"a quiet and gentle man"
温文尔雅的男士
近义：master, tame, break, domesticate, mellow, mild
反义：impolitic, inconsiderate, loutish, randy, rank, raw
cynic
['sɪnɪk]
n. 愤世嫉俗者，讽世者;犬儒学派的人;
adj. 愤世嫉俗的;犬儒学派的;
💡 cyn-, cur =dog,表示”狗”
"I have come to be very much of a cynic in these matters."
在这些事上我变得相当愤世嫉俗。
近义：skeptic, misanthrope, misanthropist, hater
反义：humane, humanitarian, benefactor, samaritan, altruist
n. 无神论者;
"She was an atheist but now she says she's seen the light."
她本来是个无神论者,可是现在她说自己的信仰改变了.
近义：heretic, infidel, misbeliever, nihilist, nonbeliever, skeptic
反义：votary, worshiper, worshipper, devotee
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"When I do good, I feel good; when I do bad, I feel bad, and that is my religion."
— Abraham Lincoln