The Pythagorean ... having been brought up in the study of mathematics, thought that things are numbers ... and that the whole cosmos is a scale and a number.
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n. 数学;〈诗〉同“ripen”;算学;
💡 mathemat=mathematic数学的+ ics 名词后缀→ 数学
"a dictionary of mathematics"
数学词典
近义：arithmetic, math, maths
cosmos
['kɑzmos]
n. 宇宙;一个有序的整体;大波斯菊;
💡 cosm(universe)+os→(井然有序的）宇宙；秩序
"the structure of the cosmos"
宇宙的结构
近义：universe, world
n. 规模;比例（尺）;鱼鳞;级别;
vt. 测量;攀登;刮去…的鳞片;
vi. 衡量;攀登;（鳞屑）脱落;生水垢;
💡 scale(climb)→登；爬越；音阶；比例尺；规模；尺；尺上的刻度
"The storm measured 10 on the Beaufort scale ."
这次风暴按蒲福风级测量为10级。
近义：mount, surmount, climb, descale, weigh, desquamate
n. 数字;数量;号码;编号;
v. 标号;总计;把…算作;
💡 numer, number 表示”数字”;”计算”,”估算”
"The number of people employed in agriculture has fallen in the last decade."
过去十年，农业从业人数已经下降。
近义：numerate, reckon, recount, sum, tally, cipher
反义：remove, subduct, take, withdraw, deduct
n. 学习，研究;课题;书房;结论;
vi. 考虑;沉思;默想;努力;
vt. 想出;详细地检查;背诵（台词等）;为…费心思;
"The figures for 2001 were used as a baseline for the study."
这项研究以2001年的数据为基础。
近义：investigate, assay, peruse, probe, research, resolve
n. 思想;想法;关心;思索;
v. 想( think的过去式和过去分词);思索;以为;认为;
"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."
人们常常认为睡眠在某种意义上来说类似死亡。
近义：idea, intent, meditation, mind, notion, pondering
反义：unintentional, unmeant, unwilled, unwitting, unwilling