The ingenuity of the device blinds us to its utter uselessness.
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n. 足智多谋,心灵手巧;独创性;独出心裁,设计新颖;巧妙,精巧;
💡 ingenu机灵+ity指具备某种性质→机灵,独创性,灵活性
"We were amazed at the ingenuity with which they solved their difficulties."
他们在解决困难中所表现的智慧使我们惊叹[佩服].
近义:inventiveness, jauntiness, keenness, liveliness, resourcefulness, scintillation
n. 装置,设备;方法;策略;手段;
💡 de(dis-=apart)+vice(see)→发明物;图案;策略
"Players use a haptic device such as a joystick to control the game."
游戏者用游戏杆之类的触觉设备玩游戏。
近义:motto, apparatus, appliance, implement, jigger, artefact
vt. 发出声音;说,讲;出版(书籍)等;[法]流通使用;
adj. 彻底的,完全的,绝对的;
💡 藏在黄油(butter)里的对讲机(b) 绝地会 发声 utter=outer说出的: 发声- 完全的
"To my utter astonishment , she remembered my name."
她竟记得我的名字,使我万分惊讶。
近义:interject, articulate, mouth, name, phrase, pronounce
反义:hide, mask, occult, shield, shroud, veil
n. 无用
近义:incompetence, ineffectiveness, otiosity, pointlessness, unusefulness, fruitlessness
反义:helpfulness, profitableness, purposefulness, service, serviceability, serviceableness