The greatest tragedy in mankind's entire history may be the hijacking of morality by religion.
— Arthur C. Clarke  ·  No category

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tragedy ['trædʒədi] 词频2
n. 悲剧，惨剧;悲剧文学;悲剧理论，悲剧表演艺术;悲剧式作品;
💡 trag 表”山羊”,后引申为”悲剧”(最开始的悲剧是撒克逊人的山羊剧)##ode, ody 【希腊传入拉丁】表”歌,诗”#词根助记：trag(=山羊)+edy=山羊之歌(古代羊人剧是悲剧的前身)=悲剧
"a leaning towards comedy rather than tragedy"
偏爱喜剧而不是悲剧
近义：holocaust, misfortune, calamity, catastrophe, debacle, disaster 反义：joy, bliss, blithe, felicity, godspeed, happiness
mankind [mæn'kaɪnd] 词频1
n. 人类;男性，男子;
💡 man人+kind 种类→ n.人类
"the history of mankind"
人类的历史
近义：humanity, humankind, humans, man, civilization
entire [ɪn'taɪɚ] 词频1 词根: tir
adj. 全部的;整个的;全体的;囫囵;
💡 en进+tire紧→全部靠紧，挤进去→不遗留在外→完整的
"Throughout the entire altercation, not one sensible word was uttered."
争了半天, 没有一句话是切合实际的.
近义：integral, livelong, total, unabridged, uncut, undivided
history ['hɪstri] 词频1
n. 历史，历史学;发展史;履历，经历;（某地的）沿革;
💡 histor过去发生的事 + y 表名词→ 历史；个人经历
"The 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Mo Yan"who with hallucinatory realism merges folk tales, history and the contemporary"."
2012年诺贝尔文学奖得主为莫言，他“很好地将魔幻现实与民间故事、历史与当代结合在一起”。
近义：archives, papers, past, background, record, records
morality [məˈrælətɪ] 词频4 词根: mor
n. 道德;道德准则;品德高尚的行为;道德观;
💡 mor 道德+ ality 表示状态、情况、性质 → n. 道德,(行为等的)道德性;德行,品行;道德观,道德规范
"Can all our efforts towards morality prevail over the forces of evil?"
我们为提倡伦理道德所做的努力能够战胜邪恶的力量 吗 ?
近义：morals, ethic, ethics 反义：immodesty, impudicity, indecency, iniquity, nefariousness, obscenity
religion [rɪ'lɪdʒən] 词频1 词根: lig
n. 宗教;支配自己生活的大事;教派;心爱的事物;
💡 relig=rely依赖+ ion 名词后缀 → 用来依赖的 → 宗教；宗教信仰
"Is there always a conflict between science and religion?"
科学和宗教信仰之间是否永远存在着冲突？
近义：creed, faith 反义：godlessness

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