The ancestor of every action is a thought.
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n. 祖先,祖宗;被继承人;原型;(动物的)原种,先祖;
💡 an=ante前,先+cest=cess行走,前进+or表人→走在前面的人→祖先
"This machine is the ancestor of the modern computer."
这台机器是现代电脑的始祖.
近义:ascendant, parent, progenitor, forebear, predecessor, elder
反义:kin, offspring, son, boy, issue, scion
n. 行动,活动;功能,作用;手段;[法]诉讼;
💡 后缀:ion 构成抽象名词,表示行为,行为的结果
"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:movement, advance, implement, start, activate, proceeding
反义:inactivity, ineffectiveness, inertia, rest, inactiveness
n. 思想;想法;关心;思索;
v. 想( think的过去式和过去分词);思索;以为;认为;
"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:idea, intent, meditation, mind, notion, pondering
反义:unintentional, unmeant, unwilled, unwitting, unwilling