Genius might be described as a supreme capacity for getting its possessors into trouble of all kinds.
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genius ['dʒinjəs] 词频2 词根: gen
n. 天才;天赋;天才人物;(特别的)才能;
💡 geni出生,产生+us用→生出[就有]→天才
"the genius of Shakespeare"
莎士比亚的天才
近义:sage, savant, intellect, intelligence, invention, knack 反义:idiocy, imbecility, inanity, asininity, ludicrousness, nonsense
supreme [suˈprim] 词频2
adj. 最高的;至高的,无上的;最重要的;(程度)很大的;
💡 supe(above)+eme(表最高级的后缀)→最高的;至尊的;无上的;最重要的;最后的
"The vice-president must now take on the mantle of supreme power."
副总统现在必须承担起最高权力的重任。
近义:hegemonic, hegemonical, hegemonist, highest, paramount, perfect 反义:lesser, lower, minor, undermost
capacity [kə'pæsəti] 词频2 词根: 抓住
n. 容量;才能;性能;生产能力; adj. 充其量的,最大限度的;
💡 cap拿,抓,握住+acity表名词,有...倾向→拿住的能力→容量;才能
"We mustn't attempt unrestricted expansion regardless if it is within our capacity."
我们不能不顾自己的能力企图无限制地发展.
近义:aptitude, aptness, potential, proficiency, skilfulness, skill 反义:impotence, inability, incapability, incompetence, incompetency, invalidity
trouble ['trʌbl] 词频1 词根: trouble
n. 麻烦;烦恼;故障;动乱; vi. 费心;烦恼; vt. 麻烦;使烦恼;折磨;
💡 turb = stir”表示”搅动”
"We had a lot of trouble levering the roots out."
我们在撬树根时遇到了很多麻烦.
近义:inconvenience, irk, irritate, molest, nag, offend
described
v. 描述, 描写(describe的过去式)
getting
n. 采煤, 采掘;获得

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