The growth of understanding follows an ascending spiral rather than a straight line.
📚 名句词汇解析
从本句名言中提取的重要词汇，帮助你深度理解这句话
n. 生长;增长;一茬植株;肿块，肿瘤;
💡 grow成长+th抽象名词 → 成长
"Do you know the optimum temperature for the growth of plants?"
你知道庄稼生长的最佳温度 吗 ?
近义：headway, improvement, increase, augmentation, progress, rising
反义：lessening, letup, recession, reduction, remission, shortage
vt. 理解，懂得;熟知，通晓;获知，理解;谅解;
vi. 理解，懂得;表示同情或谅解;据说;
n. 认识，了解;谅解;知识;
adj. 能谅解的;宽容的;通情达理的;
💡 under下+stand站立+ing名词后缀 → 理解
"an imperfect understanding of English"
对英语的不透彻理解
近义：idea, insight, knowledge, assimilation, notion, perception
反义：incoherence, incomprehension, disagreement, inharmony, nonapproval, nonconformity
adj. 直的;连续的;直率的;整齐的;
adv. 直地;直接地;坦率地;立即;
n. 直线;直线部分;
💡 straight(draw tight)→直立的；正直的；直线；直接地；坦白地
"This dessert can be served straight from the fridge."
这种甜食从冰箱里拿出来就可以吃。
近义：raised, rigid, standing, upright, erect, honest
反义：matted, ruffled, screwed, skewed, tangly, twisty
n. 螺旋（线）;旋涡;螺旋形物;（足球运动的）旋球;
v. 使成螺旋形;螺旋式的上升（或下降盘旋上升（或下降）;
adj. 螺旋形的;盘旋的;盘旋上升的;
💡 spir(气)+al(形缀):气的， 螺旋式上升{龙卷风的样子} 网友：yqy 补充：源自spire
"The birds circled in a slow spiral above the house."
鸟儿在房子上空缓缓盘旋。
近义：balloon, rocket, skyrocket, boom, plummet, twirl
反义：rectilineal, straight, undeviating, direct
adv. 稍微，有点;相当，颇;宁愿;相反地;
int. 当然啦，怎么不;
💡 她的（her）老鼠(rat) 相当肥
"I would rather go out tonight, if you don't mind."
如果你不介意的话,我宁愿今晚出去.
近义：heretofore, instead, preferably, preferentially, previously, before
n. 线条;排;行列;界线;
vt. 排队;用线标出;沿…排列成行;给…安衬里;
vi. 形成一层;排队;击出平直球;
"workers on the assembly line"
装配线上的工人
近义：overlay, recap, resurface, clad, coat, cover