Engineering is an activity other than purely manual and physical work which brings about the utilization of the materials and laws of nature for the good of humanity.
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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
adj. 用手的;手制的，手工的;[法]占有的;体力的;
n. 手册;指南;[乐]键盘;[军]刀枪操练;
💡 manu手+al形容词后缀 →手工的；手册
"the changeover from a manual to a computerized system"
由手工操作向计算机化系统的转换
近义：instructions, catalog, catalogue, workbook, guidebook, handbook
反义：automatic, perfunctory, robot, robotic, rote, unconscious
adj. 自然（界）的;身体的;物质的;自然规律的;
n. 身体检查，体格检查;
💡 phys生理领域 + ical ...的 → a.物质的；物理的；身体的
"the cult of physical fitness"
健身热
近义：material, personal, substantial, bodily, concrete, corporal
反义：unworldly
n. 利用，使用，效用;
💡 util用+ization名词后缀→利用
"Computer has found an increasingly wide utilization in all fields."
电子计算机已越来越广泛地在各个领域得到应用.
近义：application, implementation, use, adhibition, employment
反义：misapplication, misappropriation, misemployment, mishandling, abuse, waste
n. 自然;天性;天理;类型;
💡 nat出生的+ure状态→出生状态→天性
"the adversarial nature of the two-party system"
两党制的对抗性
近义：milieu, surroundings, circumambiency, medium, ecosystem, environment
n. 人类;人性;人道;人文学科;
💡 human人类+ity名词后缀 →人性，人类
"The use of H - bombs would be an outrage against humanity."
使用氢弹是违反人道的暴行.
近义：humankind, humans, man, mankind, world, civilisation
反义：heartlessness, inclemency, inhumanity, insidiousness, mercilessness, rage