Some who have read the book, or at any rate have reviewed it, have found it boring, absurd, or contemptible, and I have no cause to complain, since I have similar opinions of their works...
📚 名句词汇解析
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vt. 创办，成立，建立;
v. 发现（ find的过去式）;找到;到达;发觉;
💡 found基础 → 为(房屋等)打基础，建立，创立
"In some stories, genies are always found inside a lamp or bottle."
在一些故事里, 灯里或瓶子中总是装有妖怪.
近义：base, ground, establish, institute, mount, rest
反义：invalidate, abrogate, negate, nullify, omit, outlaw
adj. 无聊的，无趣的;令人厌烦的;单调的，乏味的;
n. 钻孔;钻屑;
v. 令人厌烦(bore的现在分词);
💡 bor无聊 + ing 名词后缀，表状态 → 令人厌烦的,乏味的,无聊的
"She had to entertain some boring local bigwigs."
她不得不款待当地一些无聊的大人物。
近义：perforating, perforation, piercing, punching, drilling, humdrum
反义：important, absorbing
adj. 荒谬的;荒唐的;无理性的，杂乱无章的;荒诞主义的，荒诞的;
n. 无价值，无意义;
💡 surd-, -surd 表”愚蠢的,荒唐的”##a, ab, abs 前缀;表示来自,离开
"That uniform makes the guards look absurd."
警卫们穿着那种制服看起来怪模怪样的。
近义：illogical, inane, irrational, laughable, lost, ludicrous
反义：irrefragable, axiomatic
vi. 抱怨，诉苦;申诉，控诉，抗议;
vt. 诉说，申诉，控告[后面常跟从句];
💡 com 共同 + plain 抱怨→ 抱怨，诉苦；控告
"I'm going to complain to the manager about this."
我要就这件事向经理投诉。
近义：lament, moan, murmur, protest, rue, snivel
反义：rejoice
adj. 类似的;同类的;相似的;同样的;
n. 类似物;相像的人;相似物;
💡 simil一样+ar...的 →同样的，相似的
"The basic design of the car is very similar to that of earlier models."
这种汽车的基本设计与早期的样式非常相似。
近义：interchangeable, kindred, like, matched, matching, parallel
反义：heterogeneous, inharmonious, irregular, assorted, asymmetric, asymmetrical
vt.& vi. 阅读，朗读;显示;研究;看得懂;
vt. 显示;阅读;读懂，理解;
n. 阅读;读物;读书;里德（人名）;
adj. 被朗读的;博识的;博览的;有学问的;
"When we read out 4.23, we say " four point two three "."
我们把4.23读作 四点二三.
近义：say, perusal, reading, knowledgeable, learned, scholarly