To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.

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argue ['ɑrgjʊ] 词频1
vt. 坚决主张;提出理由证明;说服,劝告;表明,证明; vi. 争论,辩论;提出理由;
💡 argu 解释
"I'm not disposed to argue."
我无意争论。
近义:jangle, polemicize, quarrel, quibble, row, spar 反义:accord, acquiesce, chord, coincide, concur, converge
person ['pɝsn] 词频1 词根: per
n. 人;(语法)人称;身体;容貌;
💡 person-, parson- 表”人类”
"The aforementioned person was seen acting suspiciously."
有人看见前面提到的那个人行动可疑。
近义:individual, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke, blighter 反义:assemblage, assembly, mass, mob, multitude, party
medicine ['mɛdsn] 词频1 词根: medi
n. 医学;药物;有功效的东西,良药;
💡 medic医师+ine名词后缀 →医学,内科学
"a distinguished career in medicine"
在医学领域的辉煌生涯
近义:medicament, medicant, medication, medications, nostrums, pharmacon
reason ['rizn] 词频1 词根: 思考
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
dead [dɛd] 词频1
adj. 死去的;完全的;无感觉的;呆板的; adv. 完全地;非常;绝对;极度; n. 死者;(死一样的)寂静;极寒时候;
💡 呆的,人 死是“呆的
"We don't know whether he's alive or dead."
我们不知道他是死是活。
近义:asleep, numb, numbed, unfeeling, benumbed, unresponsive 反义:mindful, aware, vigilant, wakeful, waking, watchful
renounced
v. 声明放弃( renounce的过去式和过去分词 ); 宣布放弃; 宣布与…决裂; 宣布摒弃

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