It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.

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species ['spiʃiz] 词频3 词根: 物种
n. 物种;种类;类型;[逻辑] 个体;
💡 spec(see)+ies(名词后缀)→种类
"The book described the adaptation of desert species to the hot conditions."
这本书描绘了沙漠物种对炎热环境的适应.
近义:race, pedigree, breed, blood, kind
survive [sɚ'vaɪv] 词频2 词根: viv
vi. 幸存,活下来; vt. 比…活得长,经历…之后还存在;幸存; vt.& vi. 幸免于难;挺过;艰难度过;
💡 sur=super超过+vive=viv生命→超越灾难,挽救生命 → 活下来,幸免于,还活着
"The time has come for action if these beautiful animals are to survive."
若要使这些美丽的动物能生存下去,现在就要行动起来。
近义:last, stand, subsist, outlive, resist 反义:part, croak, decease, depart, die, expire
intelligent [ɪn'tɛlɪdʒənt] 词频2 词根: intel
adj. 聪明的;理解力强的;有智力的;[计]智能的;
💡 intellig知识界 + ent表示具有...性质的 → 智能型的;有才智的,聪明的
"You're too intelligent to fall for his flattery."
你很聪明,不会受他的阿谀奉承所惑。
近义:logical, astute, perceptive, percipient, perspicacious, practical 反义:idiot, idiotic, ignorant, moronic, naive, noodleheaded
responsive [rɪ'spɑnsɪv] 词根: re
adj. 应答的,响应的;反应灵敏的;共鸣的;易反应的;
💡 spond Spond, spons =promise,表示”承诺”#词根助记:re回+sponse→承诺回去→回答
"Firms have to be responsive to consumer demand."
公司必须对顾客的需求作出积极反应。
近义:receptive, acceptant, acceptive, limber, lissom, lissome
change [tʃeindʒ] 词频1
vt. 改变,变更;交换,替换;兑换;换衣服(床单); vi. 改变,转变;交换,互换;换衣,更衣; n. 变化,改变;交换,交替;零钱,找头;代替物;
💡 产(chan)鸽(ge) 改变有 零钱 网友:张腾 补充:chang 为 常,e为娥,常娥奔月代表月亮,而月亮是变化无常的。用联想分拆法记下
"political groups agitating for social change"
鼓吹社会变革的政治团体
近义:switch, modify, mutate, transform, unsettle, upset 反义:hold, husband, keep, prop, save, steady
strongest [['strɔŋgist]]
a. 最强壮的(为strong的最高级)

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