Philosophy consists very largely of one philosopher arguing that all others are jackasses. He usually proves it, and I should add that he also usually proves that he is one himself.
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n. 哲学;哲学体系，哲学思想;生活信条;哲理;
💡 philo爱+sophy智慧→爱智慧→哲学
"the mechanistic philosophy that compares the brain to a computer"
将人脑比作电脑的机械论哲学
近义：ideology, conviction
adv. 大部分地，主要地;大规模地;丰富地;
💡 large大的 + ly ...地 → ad.大部分；大量地
"The case against him was largely circumstantial."
对他不利的案情大多为间接推测的。
近义：mainly, mostly, principally, vastly, widely, thoroughly
反义：succinctly, briefly, concisely, concretely, definitively, finally
n. 哲学家，哲人;思想家，学者;豁达的人;爱卖弄大道理者;
💡 philo爱+soph智慧+er者→哲学家，思想家
"the Greek philosopher Aristotle"
希腊哲学家亚里士多德
近义：thinker, philosophe
adv. 通常，经常，平常，惯常地;一直，向来;动不动，一般;素;
💡 usual通常的+ly副词后缀→通常地，惯常地
"The discovery of distillation is usually accredited to the Arabs of the 11th century."
通常认为，蒸馏法是阿拉伯人在11世纪发明的。
近义：invariably, mostly, normally, oft, often, oftentimes
反义：infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes
pron. （反身代词）他自己;（用以加强语气）他亲自，他本人;
"Yielding himself to his feelings of worthlessness, he tried to kill himself."
他总是觉得自己一无是处, 便企图自杀.
近义：herself, him, itself, oneself, themselves, yourself