The true test of a civilization is not the census, nor the size of the cities, nor the cropsa€”no, but the kind of man the country turns out.
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n. 试验;考验;测验;化验;
vt. 测验;考查;考验;勘探;
vi. 受试验;受测验;受考验;测得结果;
💡 test =test,tuitness,表示”测试,证据”
"I completed the test within the time allotted ."
我在限定的时间内完成了试验。
近义:inspect, investigate, assay, overhaul, probe, sample
反义:invent, noodle, vamp, adlib, extemporise, extemporize
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. 人口普查,统计;人口财产调查;
💡 cens评估+us表名词→查[人口]→普查 → 人口普查
"A census of population is taken every ten years."
人口普查每10年进行一次.
近义:recording, censual
adj. 真正的;真实的;忠实的;正确的;
adv. 真正地;确实地;正确地;正当地;
n. 真理,真实;正,准,精确;
vt. 摆正;决定(某物)的位置以使其平衡、平稳或水平;
"A whale is a fish. True or false?"
鲸鱼是鱼,对还是错?
近义:legitimate, original, authentic, real, sterling, truthful
反义:illegitimate, imitation, artificial, mock, phoney, phony
n. 大小,尺寸;规模;胶料,浆糊;巨大,大量;
vt. 按大小排列;改变…的大小;上胶料,上浆;上涂料;
adj. 一定尺寸的;
💡 四(si)则(ze)运算量 尺寸
"This report is an acknowledgement of the size of the problem."
这个报告承认了问题的严重性。
近义:dimension, magnitude, roominess, spaciousness, vastness, volume
反义:shortness, slightness, tininess, trifle, minuteness, diminutiveness
n. 〈古〉方式,方法;本质,天性;同类;某类;
adj. 仁慈的,体贴的;友善的,好心的;温和;宽宏大量的;
"Beneath his gruff exterior, he's really very kind-hearted."
他外表冷漠,心地却十分善良。
近义:nature, order, quality, rank, sort, stamp
反义:heedless, impolite, inattentive, inclement, abrupt, loutish