Every generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it.
— George Orwell  ·  No category

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generation ['dʒɛnə'reʃən] 词频2 词根: gen
n. 一代人;代（约30年），时代;生殖;产生;
💡 gener出生，产生 + ation 表示行为状态、过程 → n.一代，一代人；产生
"This book was handed down from generation to generation."
这本书世代相传.
近义：lifetime, period, season, time, chapter, age
intelligent [ɪn'tɛlɪdʒənt] 词频2 词根: intel
adj. 聪明的;理解力强的;有智力的;[计]智能的;
💡 intellig知识界 + ent表示具有...性质的 → 智能型的;有才智的,聪明的
"You're too intelligent to fall for his flattery."
你很聪明，不会受他的阿谀奉承所惑。
近义：logical, astute, perceptive, percipient, perspicacious, practical 反义：idiot, idiotic, ignorant, moronic, naive, noodleheaded
itself [ɪt'sɛlf] 词频1
pron. (it的反身形式);它自己，它本身;自身，本身;
"The human race has enough weapons to annihilate itself."
人类有足够的武器灭绝自己。
近义：herself, himself, oneself, themselves, yourself, yourselves
went [[went]] 词频1
go的过去式
imagines
[医] 成虫(昆虫), 意像(心理)
wiser
a. 贤明的；聪明的

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