Compassion and love are not mere luxuries. As the source of both inner and external peace, they are fundamental to the continued survival of our species.
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n. 怜悯，同情;恻隐之心;
💡 com共同+passion热情→用共同的热情帮助人 → 同情，怜悯
"He was mouthing the usual platitudes about the need for more compassion."
他言不由衷地说了些需要更加同情之类的陈腔滥调.
近义：leniency, mercy, pity, ruth, sorriness, succor
反义：heartlessness, inclemency, inhumanity, insidiousness, mercilessness, rage
n. 根源，本源;源头，水源;原因;提供消息的人;
vt. （从…）获得;发起;向…提供消息;寻求（尤指供货）的来源;
vi. 原料来源;起源;寻求来源;寻求生产商（或提供商）;
💡 source(rise)→泉源；源头
"I've heard from a reliable source that company is running very badly."
我已从一位可靠人士那儿获悉,这家公司经营得非常糟糕.
近义：resort, resource, procedence, provenance, provenience, root
adj. 外面的，外部的;表面上的;外用的;外国的;
n. 外部，外面;外观;外部情况;
💡 exter出去+nal=al...的 → 出去的 →在外面的 →外部的
"The accounts have to be audited by a firm of external auditors."
这些账目必须由一家外聘审计员的公司来稽查.
近义：appearance, image, look, looks, aspect, seeming
反义：inside, interior, inward, medullary, systemic, intern
adj. 基础的，基本的，根本的，重要的，原始的，主要的，十分重大的;[物]基频的，基谐波的;[乐]基音的;
n. 原理，原则，基本，根本，基础;[乐]基音;[物]基频，基谐波;
💡 funda=fund基础+ment表名词+al...的 → 基础的，根本的
"The argument is full of fundamental flaws."
这段论述充满根本性的错误。
近义：inherent, medullary, overriding, pithy, pivotal, primal
反义：associate, attache, parallel, auxiliary, accessorial, accessory
n. 幸存，生存;幸存者;遗物;遗风;
💡 sur=super超过+viv活+al名词后缀→经过事故活着→幸存
"The doctor told my wife I had a fifty - fifty chance of survival."
医生告诉我的妻子,说我活下去的可能性只有50%.
近义：livelihood, subsistence, survivorship, sustenance
反义：killing, liquidation, obliteration, dejection, destruction, elimination
n. 物种;种类;类型;[逻辑] 个体;
💡 spec(see)+ies(名词后缀)→种类
"The book described the adaptation of desert species to the hot conditions."
这本书描绘了沙漠物种对炎热环境的适应.
近义：race, pedigree, breed, blood, kind