It would be absurd if we did not understand both angels and devils, since we invented them.
— John Steinbeck  ·  No category

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absurd [əbˈsɚd] 词频2
adj. 荒谬的;荒唐的;无理性的，杂乱无章的;荒诞主义的，荒诞的; n. 无价值，无意义;
💡 surd-, -surd 表”愚蠢的,荒唐的”##a, ab, abs 前缀;表示来自,离开
"That uniform makes the guards look absurd."
警卫们穿着那种制服看起来怪模怪样的。
近义：illogical, inane, irrational, laughable, lost, ludicrous 反义：irrefragable, axiomatic
understand ['ʌndɚ'stænd] 词频1
vt.& vi. 懂，理解; vt. 了解;默认;听说;领会;
💡 under(under)+stand→懂；了解；通晓；认为
"That's just an approximation, you understand."
你知道那仅仅是近似值。
近义：ideate, imagine, apprehend, interpret, assimilate, penetrate 反义：misapprehend, misconstrue, mishear, misinterpret, misrepresent, misread
since [sɪns] 词频1
prep. 从…以来;自从…之后;自从; adv. 以后，此后;后来;（距今几年）以前;（从那时候起几年）以前; conj. 自从…以来;自从…的时候起;既然;因为;
💡 嫦娥（ce） 至从犯罪（sin）已来很不安 网友：马 胜 敏 补充：1：每天早上都能在寺（si）庙的大门（n）下面看到一个侧（ce）卧着的小男孩,自从寺庙失火以
"She's a changed woman since she got that job."
她自从得到了那份工作，变得判若两人。
近义：thenceforth, thenceforward, thenceforwards, thence, whereas, because
invented
n. 虚拟\\nv. 发明, 创造( invent的过去式和过去分词 ); 编造
近义：imaginary, fancied
angels
n. 天使投资人；天使（angel的复数形式）
devils
n. 魔鬼；恶魔（devil的复数形式）

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"We find that after years of struggle we do not take a journey, but rather a journey takes us."
"All war is a symptom of man's failure as a thinking animal."
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