What a time experiences as evil, is usually an untimely echo of what was formerly experienced as good--the atavism of a more ancient ideal.
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adj. 邪恶的，罪恶的;有害的;不幸的，不吉的;品行坏的;
n. 邪恶，罪恶;坏事，恶行;邪恶的力量、势力或化身;灾祸;
💡 e 加强或引申意义、使…+vil =base （卑劣的） → n.邪恶；祸害 a.坏的
"the evil effects of racism"
种族主义的恶劣影响
近义：ill, infirmity, malady, complaint, affection, disease
反义：goodness, humane, kind, kindhearted, kindly, loyal
adv. 通常，经常，平常，惯常地;一直，向来;动不动，一般;素;
💡 usual通常的+ly副词后缀→通常地，惯常地
"The discovery of distillation is usually accredited to the Arabs of the 11th century."
通常认为，蒸馏法是阿拉伯人在11世纪发明的。
近义：invariably, mostly, normally, oft, often, oftentimes
反义：infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes
n. 回声，共鸣;（言语、作风、思想等的）重复;重复者;[无线电]回波;
vt. 重复，效仿;随声附和;类似;发射（声音等）;
vi. 被重复;产生回响;充满回声;
💡 echo-, ech- 表示”声音 ,噪音”;特备是”回声”;”重复,模仿”
"There was an echo on the line and I couldn't hear clearly."
电话里有回音，我听不清楚。
近义：repeat, reecho, resonate, resound, reverberate, boom
adj. 古代的，已往的;古老的，过时的;年老的;老式的;
n. 古代人;古文明国的国民;<古>高龄老人;<古>旗手;
💡 anci古老+ent....的 → 古代的
"extant remains of the ancient wall"
尚存的古城墙遗迹
近义：senior, elder, antiquated, antique, indigenous, archaic
反义：hot, imaginative, innovative, latest, modern, novel
adj. 理想的，完美的;被认为是最好的;完全或相当令人满意的;想象的，假设的;
n. 理想;典范，典型;目标，高尚的、有价值的原则或目标;
💡 ide=idea思想，观点+al名词后缀 → 对未来的思想 → 理想
"Any attempt to construct an ideal society is foredoomed to failure."
任何构建理想社会的努力都注定要失败。
近义：idealization, intention, aspiration, mark, objective, purport
反义：inappropriate, inapt, incompatible, insufficient, lacking, scanty
n. 时间;时刻;时代;次;
vt. 为…安排时间;测定…的时间;调准（机械的）速度;拨准（钟、表）的快慢;
vi. 合拍;和谐;打拍子;
adj. 定时的;定期的;[美国英语]分期（付款）的;
int. [体育]时间到，（一场或一局等的）比赛时限，暂停;
"I can only carry two at a time."
我一次只能带两个。
近义：clock, lifetime, period, season, chapter, aeon