The first question I ask myself when something doesn't seem to be beautiful is why do I think it's not beautiful. And very shortly you discover that there is no reason.
John Cage  ·  Beauty

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question ['kwɛstʃən] 词频1 词根: quir
n. 问题;疑问;怀疑;议题; vt. 问(某人)问题;对(某事物)表示[感到]怀疑;
💡 quest寻求,询问+ion名词后缀 → 疑问
"I can't easily give an answer to your question."
你的问题我难以回答。
近义:impugn, interdict, query, challenge, confute, doubt 反义:back, backstop, reinforce, second, support, advocate
beautiful ['bjʊtəfəl] 词频1 词根: bell
adj. 美丽的,美好的;极好的;
💡 beauti美丽+ful...的→美的,美丽的
"The time has come for action if these beautiful animals are to survive."
若要使这些美丽的动物能生存下去,现在就要行动起来。
近义:arresting, lovable, lovely, beauteous, charming, adorable 反义:homely, inartistic, unaesthetic, unattractive, unbeautiful, uncomely
shortly ['ʃɔrtli] 词频2 词根: short
adv. 立刻,马上;简单地,扼要地;唐突地,简慢地;在即;
💡 short短的 + ly ...地 → ad.立刻,马上,不久;简单;简短
"John passed through a difficult period shortly after his marriage broke down."
婚姻破裂不久,约翰经历了一段短暂的艰难时期.
近义:apace, immediately, instantly, presently, pronto, quickly 反义:lastly, lately, latterly, recently, sometime, ultimately
discover [dɪ'skʌvɚ] 词频1 词根: dis
vt. 发现;碰见;撞见;获得知识;
💡 dis相反+cover盖→把盖揭开→发现
"We have to discover his plans and act accordingly."
我们得找出他的计划,照着办。
近义:locate, descry, detect, encounter, find, inquire
first [fɝst] 词频1
n. 第一,最初;头等;一号,;[乐]高音部; adv. 最早,最初;首次;宁愿;优先; adj. 第一流的;最初的,最早的;基本的,概要的;高音的; num. 第一;
💡 泰森 第一拳(fist)打在稻草(r)人身上,训练
"Freud first mentioned this concept in his paper'On Narcissism '."
弗洛伊德在他的论文《论自恋》中首次提到了这个概念.
近义:initial, beginning, prime, foremost, initiative, preliminary 反义:hindermost, hindmost, latest, latter, rearmost, utmost
myself [maɪ'sɛlf] 词频1
pron. 我自己,亲自;
"I wouldn't demean myself by asking for charity."
我决不低三下四地乞求施舍。
近义:me, i

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