I consider it useless and tedious to represent what exists, because nothing that exists satisfies me. Nature is ugly, and I prefer the monsters of my fancy to what is positively trivial.
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vt.& vi. 考虑;把（某人，某事）看作…，认为（某人，某事）如何;考虑，细想;
vt. 考虑;认为;看重;以为;
vi. 仔细考虑;深思;
💡 con共同+sid坐+er表名词→坐在一起思考→考虑
"They consider him to be nothing but an imposter."
他们认为他不过是个骗子而已.
近义：hold, assume, mull, opine, perpend, ponder
反义：ignore, neglect, overleap, overlook, overrule, pass
adj. 无用的，无效的;无价值的;差劲的;不怎么样的;
💡 use用+less无...的 →无用的
"The measures were decried as useless."
这些措施受到指责，说是不起作用。
近义：idle, inane, ineffective, insignificant, lousy, needless
反义：helpful, assistive, available, profitable, purposive, serviceable
adj. 单调沉闷的;冗长乏味的;令人生厌的;
💡 ted厌倦+ious表形容词 →冗长沉闷的
"The journey soon became tedious."
那次旅行不久就变得乏味起来。
近义：humdrum, irksome, arid, irritating, lethal, aseptic
反义：kindly, assenting, manageable, sociable, tractable, yielding
conj. 因为;
💡 cause, cuse 表原因,目的;司法程序,诉讼
"He was arrested because of his political affiliation."
他因所属政党的关系而被捕。
近义：since, whereas, for, forasmuchas
n. 自然;天性;天理;类型;
💡 nat出生的+ure状态→出生状态→天性
"the adversarial nature of the two-party system"
两党制的对抗性
近义：milieu, surroundings, circumambiency, medium, ecosystem, environment
vt. 更喜欢;提升，提拔;给予（债权人）优先权;提出（控告）;
vi. 更喜欢，宁愿;
💡 pre预先+fer带来，拿来→预先带好→更喜欢
"The play is okay, but I still prefer the book."
戏还可以, 可我仍愿读原著.
近义：select, choose
反义：loathe, scorn, scout, slight, spurn, underestimate