Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are more pliable.
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n. 统计,统计学,统计法,统计资料;统计数字;“statistic”的复数;
💡 statist站,立+ics名词后缀,学科→站着去计算数据的学科→统计学
"It's not easy to disentangle the truth from the official statistics."
从官方统计资料中理出真实情况并不容易。
近义:statistic
adj. 易弯的;柔韧的;柔顺的;能适应的;
💡 pli重叠,折叠+able能...的→易折叠的 → 易弯的;柔顺的
"Willow twigs are pliable."
柳条很软.
近义:malleable, plastic, pliant, tractable, yielding, collapsible
反义:rigid, stiff, tough, wiry
adj. 顽固的,固执的;顽强的或有决心的;坚持的;棘手的;
💡 死大笨(谐音):该死的大笨蛋- 固执的 顽固的 stub(死大伯,谐音)+born(出生):死大伯生来就 固执的 网友:yqy 补充:在残余(stub)之年也固
"He's as stubborn as a mule ."
他像骡子一样倔。
近义:headstrong, insolent, insubordinate, intractable, intransigent, mulish
反义:assenting, pleasing, pliant, accommodating, tolerant, complaisant
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"Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first."