Civilization is a movement and not a condition, a voyage and not a harbor.
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n. 文明,文化;开化,教化;修养;文明社会;
💡 civil市民;礼貌+ization...化→文明 → 文明,文化
"Civilization is on the brink of apocalypse."
文明已濒临毁灭的边缘。
近义:humanity, mankind, world, civilisation, kultur, culture
n. 运动;活动;动作,举动;乐章;
💡 move动+ment表名词 →运动
"The burglar alarm is activated by movement."
这防盗警报器一动就会响。
近义:motion, moving, progress, speed, translocation, displacement
n. 状态;环境;健康状况;条款;
vt. 制约;限制;使习惯于;使适应;
vt.& vi. 对…具有重要影响;影响(某事发生的方式);保持(头发或皮肤等的)健康;养护;
💡 con共同+dit给予+ion抽象名词→共同给出的东西 → 条件
"The car was in A1 condition."
汽车状况好极了。
近义:fitness, shape, capacitate, prepare, fit, fix
反义:impair, jumble, mess, muss, overset, overturn
n. 旅行,航海,航空;远行;旅程;
vi. 航行,旅行;
vt. 驶过,横越;
💡 vo(way)+yage(名词后缀)→航海;航行
"the quincentenary of Columbus's voyage to America"
哥伦布航海到达美洲的500周年纪念日
近义:journey, tour, travel, traverse, trip, crossing
harbor
['hɑ:bə]
n. 海港;海湾;避难所;躲藏处;
vt.& vi. 心怀;庇护;避入安全地;(船)入港停泊;
💡 音:航泊,航船停泊处;海泊,海里停泊处;husband 丈夫是避风港
"The harbor lies to the south of the city."
港口在城市的南边.
近义:host, house, lodge, protect, shelter, snug