It is a paradoxical but profoundly true and important principle of life that the most likely way to reach a goal is to be aiming not at that goal itself but at some more ambitious goal beyond it.
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adj. 重要的;权威的;有势力的;有地位的;
💡 import重要的 + ant 具有...性质的 → a.重要的；有势力的
"Earthworms do the important job of aerating the soil."
蚯蚓做了使土壤透气的重要工作。
近义：appreciable, indispensable, interesting, landmark, major, material
反义：idle, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insubstantial, meaningless
n. 原则，原理;准则，道义;道德标准;本能;
💡 prim, prin 表”首先的,领头的”
"They are agreed in principle but not in detail."
他们的看法在大体上是一致的,但是在细节上有所不同.
近义：law, axiom, rule, tenet, motive, point
adj. 可能的;适合的;有希望的;
adv. 可能;或许;大概;多半;
💡 like可能 + ly...的\/地 → a.可能的 ad.很可能
"Rice flour makes the cake less likely to crumble."
这种糕饼用米粉做不那么容易碎。
近义：inclined, apt, liable, ostensible, plausible, possible
反义：imaginary, implausible, improbable, unbelievable, uncertain, utopical
adj. 有雄心的;有野心的;费力的;耗资的;
💡 amb大+it行走+ious形容词后缀 → 大步向前走的 → 有雄心的
"a fiercely ambitious young manager"
雄心勃勃的年轻经理
近义：aspiring, materialistic, avaricious, possessive, pushful, thrusting
反义：humane, humanitarian, liberal, lofty, loose, loyal
paradoxical
[pærə'dɔksikəl]
adj. 矛盾的;反常的，荒谬的;反论的，反面议论的;似非而是的;
"He is a paradoxical aesthete as well as a paradoxical moralist."
他是一个矛盾的唯美主义者,同时他更是一个矛盾的道德家.
近义：antinomic, antinomical, puzzling, contradictive
adv. 深深地;深切地;深刻地;极度地;
"We are profoundly affected by what happens to us in childhood."
童年发生的事深深地影响着我们。
近义：abysmally, deep, deeply