Of all the nonsense that twists the world, the concept of 'altruism' is the worst. People do what they want to do, every time.
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n. 胡说,废话;荒谬的念头;愚蠢的行为;胡闹;
adj. 无意义的;荒谬的;
int. 荒唐;
💡 non无+sense感觉,意义→无意义
"Reports that he has resigned are nonsense."
有关他已经辞职的报道是无稽之谈。
近义:hogwash, applesauce, muddleheadedness, absurdity, pedantry, poppycock
反义:judgement, judgment, reasonableness, sageness, sanity, sensibleness
n. 观念,概念;观点;思想,设想,想法;总的印象;
💡 con共同+cept掌握→能共同掌握的→概念,设计
"the concept of social class"
社会等级的概念
近义:idea, knowledge, notion, thought, understanding, belief
反义:imprecision, inaccuracy, misapprehension, miscalculation, misconstruction, misinterpretation
n. 人,人类;居民;人民;种族;
vt. 居住于,布满;使住满人,在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义:populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反义:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
n. 世界;地球;领域;尘世;
💡 一句(l)话(word)讲出 世界的本质
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一个突然变得陌生而危险的世界里,他是她唯一的守护神。
近义:humanity, civilisation, civilization, orb, earth, globe
n. 利他主义, 利他
近义:humanitarianism, largeheartedness, largess, largesse, liberality, munificence
反义:self, selfhood, egoism, egotism
adj. 最差的;最严重的;最令人不满的;最糟的;
n. 最坏的事情;最严重的事;
adv. 最坏;最糟;最严重;
vt. 胜过,击败;
"It was possibly their worst performance ever."
这也许是他们迄今为止最糟糕的表现。
近义:master, overcome, overpower, pip, thrash, vanquish
反义:mint, optimal, optimum, preferable, superior, better