Science may have found a cure for most evils; but it has found no remedy for the worst of them all - the apathy of human beings.
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vt. 创办,成立,建立;
v. 发现( find的过去式);找到;到达;发觉;
💡 found基础 → 为(房屋等)打基础,建立,创立
"In some stories, genies are always found inside a lamp or bottle."
在一些故事里, 灯里或瓶子中总是装有妖怪.
近义:base, ground, establish, institute, mount, rest
反义:invalidate, abrogate, negate, nullify, omit, outlaw
vt. 治愈;矫正;解决;消除;
vi. 受治疗;被加工处理;
n. 治愈;药物;疗法;措施;
💡 cur 关心 + e → vt.治愈,治疗,医治; n.治愈,对策,疗程,补救;
"Prevention is better than cure, so start looking after your heart now."
防病比治病好, 所以从现在开始照顾好你的心脏.
近义:heal, remedy, treat, correct, appease, lighten
反义:sicken
n. 治疗法;补救办法;纠正办法;(硬币的)公差;
vt. 改正,纠正,改进;补救;治疗;
💡 med 表”医生,治疗”#词根助记:re从新+med
"There is no simple remedy for unemployment."
失业问题没有简单的解决办法。
近义:heal, mend, rectify, repair, correct, cure
反义:intensify, worsen, aggravate, deteriorate, exacerbate
n. 漠然;冷淡;无兴趣;无动于衷;
💡 a 无+path感情,痛苦+y表名词→无感情 → 冷淡,漠不关心
"There is widespread apathy among the electorate."
选民普遍态度冷淡。
近义:aboulia, impassiveness, impassivity, indifference, indolence, lassitude
反义:infatuation, ardor, ardour, keenness, passion, urge
n. 人,人类;
adj. 人的;有人性的;显示人类特有弱点的;人本性的;
💡 hum土,地+an名词后缀,属于...的,传说人是由土造出的 → 人类
"The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump."
老师打了个比喻,把人的心脏比作水泵。
近义:mortal
n. 科学;技术,知识;学科;理科;
💡 sci知道+ence名词后缀 → 科学;学问
"a degree in computer science"
计算机科学学位