No amount of artificial reinforcement can offset the natural inequalities of human individuals.
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n. 量,数量;总额;本利之和;全部效果,全部含义;
vi. (在意义、价值、效果、程度等方面)等于;等同,接近;合计,总共;发展成为;
💡 mount =ascend,表示”上升, 山”#词根助记:a朝向+mount=朝向……提升直到总量=总量
"The insurance company will refund any amount due to you."
保险公司将退还你应得的所有款项。
近义:import, matter, signify, count, number, quantity
adj. 人造的;人工的;虚假的,非原产地的;人为的;
n. 人造肥料;<美>假花;
💡 artific技巧+ial形容词后缀→用技巧做出的→人工的;矫揉造作的
"AID or artificial insemination by a donor"
他精人工授精
近义:made, manmade, manufactured, synthetic, synthetical, illegitimate
反义:native, raw, unprocessed, unrefined, crude, legitimate
vt. 抵消;补偿;(为了比较的目的而)把…并列(或并置);为(管道等)装支管;
vi. 形成分支,长出分枝;装支管;
n. 开端;出发;平版印刷;抵消,补偿;
adj. 分支的;偏(离中)心的;抵消的;开端的;
💡 off离开 + set =fix,表示“安置好” → n.分支,抵销 vt.抵销
"The slowdown in domestic demand was offset by an increase in exports."
国内需求放缓和出口增长互相抵消了.
近义:balance, steady, compensate, counter, counterbalance, equiponderate
反义:overset, unbalance, unsettle, upset, upturn, bias
adj. 自然的;物质的;天生的;不做作的;
n. 自然的事情;(生来的)白痴;[乐](风琴等的)白键;
💡 natur=nature自然+al...的 →自然(界)的
"She showed a natural aptitude for the work."
她表现出了做这工作的天赋。
近义:inherent, lifelike, unaffected, native, raw, unprocessed
反义:hypothetical, illusional, illusionary, illusive, illusory, imaginative
n. 人,人类;
adj. 人的;有人性的;显示人类特有弱点的;人本性的;
💡 hum土,地+an名词后缀,属于...的,传说人是由土造出的 → 人类
"The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump."
老师打了个比喻,把人的心脏比作水泵。
近义:mortal
reinforcement
[ˌri:in'fɔ:smənt;ˌri:in'fəursmənt]
n. 加强;增援;补给品;援军;
"Praise and positive reinforcement are an important part of the Matsushita philosophy."
表扬和正面帮助是松下哲学思想的重要组成部分.
近义:armature, pinning, abutment, backstay, propping, shoring