Nothing contributes so much to tranquilize the mind as a steady purpose- a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye.
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n. 心,精神,心力,知,智力,智慧;心胸,头脑,人;愿望,目的,意向,意志,决心,见解,意见;记忆,记性,记忆力,回想;
vi. 介意;注意;
vt. 专心于;介意;愿意做;照顾;
💡 mind→心;意志;精神;理性;智力;注意;开会;介意
"His mind reached after an understanding of the problem."
他开动脑筋,想弄懂这个问题.
近义:heed, attend, ware, beware, follow, care
adj. 稳定的,不变的;镇定的,沉着的;坚定的;
vt. 使稳定,使坚定;
n. 关系固定的情侣;
💡 stead(stand)+y(形容词后缀)→稳定的;沉着的;使稳定;沉着
"Her breathing became steady and she fell asleep."
她的呼吸变得均匀,便睡着了。
近义:balance, stabilise, stabilize, maintain, neutralize, offset
反义:insecure, astable, astatic, precarious, rickety, rocky
n. 意志;目的;作用;(进行中的)行动;
vt. 有意;打算;企图(做);决意(做);
💡 pur始终+pose放→始终放的东西→目的,意图
"We spoke to little purpose — his mind was clearly made up already."
我们说的话几乎不起作用,他显然已下定决心了.
近义:intend, consider, appoint, ascribe, denote, designate
n. 点;要点;得分;标点;
vt. (意思上)指向;削尖;加标点于;指路;
vi. 表明;指向;
💡 point(prick)→点;地点;目的;时刻;使锐利;指示
"Racial tension has reached boiling point ."
种族间的紧张状态已达到一触即发的程度。
近义:range, aim, hone, sharpen, strap, strop
adj. 智力的;有才智的;需用智力的;智力发达的;
n. 知识分子;脑力劳动者;有极高智力的人;凭理智(而非感情)办事的人;
💡 intellect智力+ual...的→ 智力的
"Some Americans see Oxford as an intellectual Disneyland."
一些美国人把牛津视为知识分子的乐园。
近义:highbrow, literatus, scholar, longhair, egghead
反义:ignoramus, philistine, illiterate, lowbrow, uneducated, uninstructed
n. 灵魂;精神;幽灵;人;
adj. 美国黑人文化的;
💡 搜(sou)寻 灵魂的拐杖(l象形) 网友:yqy 补充:瘦(谐音)的人有精神
"The soul is immortal."
灵魂不灭。
近义:lifeblood, atman, psyche, spirit, anima
反义:soma