[Medicine is] a collection of uncertain prescriptions the results of which, taken collectively, are more fatal than useful to mankind.
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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
n. 收集，采集;征收;收藏品;募捐;
💡 col一起+lect选择，收集+ion名词后缀 → 收在一起 → 集合；收藏
"The collection comprises 327 paintings."
这部画册收有327幅画。
近义：array, assemblage, portfolio, scrapbook, set, summary
反义：outlay, pay, paying, payoff, retribution, defrayal
adj. 不确定的;不稳定的;不明确的;无常的;
💡 un不，没有+certain确实的→不确定的，靠不住的
"We didn't have the picnic because the weather was uncertain."
我们没有出去野餐,因为天气变幻莫测.
近义：hesitant, hesitative, imprecise, improbable, inconclusive, indecisive
反义：inarguable, indisputable, indubitable, invariable, irrefragable, irrefutable
adj. 致命的，攸关的;毁灭性的，严重的;命中注定的;重大的;
💡 fat+al(形容词后缀)→致命的；毁灭性的；重大的
"We dealt the enemy a fatal blow ."
我们给敌人以致命的打击。
近义：lethal, mortal, noxious, terminal, mortiferous, fell
反义：nonmalignant, jammy, lucky, privileged, successful, happy
adj. 有用的，有益的，有帮助的;令人满意的;
💡 use用+ful可…的” →有用的
"The memory expansion cards are useful adjuncts to the computer."
内存扩充卡是计算机很有用的附件。
近义：helpful, assistive, available, profitable, purposive, serviceable
反义：idle, inane, ineffective, insignificant, lousy, needless
n. 人类;男性，男子;
💡 man人+kind 种类→ n.人类
"the history of mankind"
人类的历史
近义：humanity, humankind, humans, man, civilization