The power of illustrative anecdotes often lies not in how well they present reality, but in how well they reflect the core beliefs of their audience.
— David P. Mikkelson  ·  No category

📚 名句词汇解析

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present ['prɛznt] 词频1 词根: pre
adj. 现在的;目前的;出席的;[语法学]现在时的; n. 现在;礼物;瞄准;
💡 pres前+ent名词后缀 → 礼物，赠送物
"a belated birthday present"
迟来的生日礼物
近义：offer, award, proffer, promise, accord, bestow 反义：implement, materialize, obtain, attain, perform, prosecute
reality [rɪ'æləti] 词频2 词根: real
n. 现实，现实性;真实情况，实际情形;实体，实在;事实;
💡 real真实的+ity名词后缀 →现实，真实
"our perception of reality"
我们对现实的认识
近义：sooth, substantiality, truth, verity, actuality, fact 反义：chimaera, chimera, fable, hallucination
reflect [rɪ'flɛkt] 词频2 词根: flect
vt.& vi. 反射（光、热、声或影像）;考虑; vt. 反射，反照;表达;显示;折转; vi. 映出;反射;深思熟虑;慎重表达;
💡 re回，向后+flect弯曲→反弯曲→反射
"The election results do not always reflect back the views of voters."
选举的结果并不总是真实地反映出选民的观点.
近义：meditate, mull, muse, perpend, ponder, ruminate
audience ['ɔdɪəns] 词频2 词根: 听
n. 观众;读者;接见;听众;
💡 audi听+ence表名词→听众，观众，读者
"The audience cheered and clapped."
观众又是喝彩又是鼓掌。
近义：hearing, assembly, assistance, attendance, audition, public 反义：participator, plaintiff, sharer, actor
power ['paʊɚ] 词频1 词根: 力量
n. [机]动力，功率;力量;政权，权力;强国，大国; vt. 运转;用发动机发动;使…有力量; vi. 靠动力行进;快速行进; adj. 权力的;机械能的，电动的;用电力（或动力）发动的;
"The engine is being specially adapted to increase its power."
正在对这台引擎进行改装以增加它的功率.
近义：move, operate, activate, actuate, energise, energize 反义：incapacity, powerlessness, weariness, impotency, impotentness, impossibility
often ['ɔf(tə)n] 词频1
adv. 常常;经常;时常;再三;
💡 十(ten)有八九的(of)， 经常的
"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."
人们常常认为睡眠在某种意义上来说类似死亡。
近义：manyfold, oft, oftentimes, repeatedly, usually, offtimes 反义：infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes

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