Disinterested intellectual curiosity is the life blood of real civilization.
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adj. 公正的;无私的;不感兴趣的;不关心的;
v. 使不再有利害关系;使无兴趣(disinterest的过去分词);
💡 dis无,非+interest兴趣+ed形容词后缀 → 没兴趣的 →冷漠的
"He is impartial and disinterested."
他公正无私.
近义:apathetic, impassive, imperviable, impervious, incurious, indifferent
反义:concerned, affected
adj. 智力的;有才智的;需用智力的;智力发达的;
n. 知识分子;脑力劳动者;有极高智力的人;凭理智(而非感情)办事的人;
💡 intellect智力+ual...的→ 智力的
"Some Americans see Oxford as an intellectual Disneyland."
一些美国人把牛津视为知识分子的乐园。
近义:highbrow, literatus, scholar, longhair, egghead
反义:ignoramus, philistine, illiterate, lowbrow, uneducated, uninstructed
n. 好奇心,爱打听的癖性;奇人;奇物,古玩;奇特性;
💡 curi关心+osity多的状态→关心多→好奇心
"Children show curiosity about everything."
儿童对一切事物都显露出好奇心。
近义:inquisitiveness, interest, quaintness, bibelot, collectible, curio
反义:apathy, impassiveness, impassivity, indifference, indolence, lassitude
n. 文明,文化;开化,教化;修养;文明社会;
💡 civil市民;礼貌+ization...化→文明 → 文明,文化
"Civilization is on the brink of apocalypse."
文明已濒临毁灭的边缘。
近义:humanity, mankind, world, civilisation, kultur, culture
n. 生活,生计;生命,性命;一生,寿命;人生,尘世;
"My life seemed aimless."
我的生活似乎没有目标。
近义:being, existence, liveliness, spark, sprightliness, zest
反义:passing, quietus, decease, demise, disappearance, end
n. 血,血液;流血,杀戮,杀人(罪),牺牲;有…类型的血的,血统;血气,气质;
vt. 用血染(皮革等),用血弄湿;使出血,抽…的血;让新人初试做某事,使先取得经验;
💡 便秘者是“不拉的”(谐音blood),一拉就出血 B型(b)一百(loo)升的(d)血 暴力(bl) 血流成河似洪水(flood) 网友:cbz1998 补充:
"abnormal levels of sugar in the blood"
血糖值不正常
近义:kindred, lineage, ascendancy, ascendency, origin, parentage
反义:plebeianism, commonality