The only factor becoming scarce in a world of abundance is human attention.
— Kevin Kelly  ·  No category

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abundance [ə'bʌndəns] 词频2 词根: und
n. 丰富，充裕;大量，极多;盈余;丰度;
💡 abund=abundant+ance表名词→丰富，富裕
"At the feast there was food and drink in abundance."
宴会上有丰富的饮食.
近义：lavishness, lot, luxuriance, luxuriancy, overabundance, plentifulness 反义：inadequacy, insufficiency, absence, lack, meagerness, need
human ['hjumən] 词频1 词根: hum
n. 人，人类; adj. 人的;有人性的;显示人类特有弱点的;人本性的;
💡 hum土,地+an名词后缀，属于...的，传说人是由土造出的 → 人类
"The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump."
老师打了个比喻，把人的心脏比作水泵。
近义：mortal
attention [ə'tɛnʃən] 词频1 词根: tend
n. 注意，注意力;照料，关怀;殷勤; int. [口令]立正;
💡 at向+tent延伸+ion表名词 →伸展出去听别人讲 →注意力
"He nodded absently, his attention absorbed by the screen."
他专心注视着屏幕，只是心不在焉地点了点头。
近义：heedfulness, application, industriousness, intentness, interest, mindfulness 反义：apathy, impassiveness, impassivity, indifference, indolence, lassitude
factor ['fæktə] 词频2 词根: 制作
n. 因素;<数>因子;代理人; vt. 把…因素包括进去;[数学]分解…的因子，将…分解成因子;以代理商（或管家等）的身份行事，做代理商（或管家）; vi. 做代理商（或管家）;
💡 fact(做)+or(东西):可以起作用的东西- 因素
"With the chill factor, it's nearly minus forty here."
加上风寒指数, 气温接近零下40度.
近义：factorize, motive, occasioner, particular, cause, causer 反义：implication, importance, incidence, outcome, outgrowth, produce
scarce [skɛrs] 词频2 词根: sc-
adj. 缺乏的，罕见的; adv. 勉强;仅仅;几乎不;简直不;
💡 是该死（谐音）：物质 缺乏的是该死 s(蛇)+car(车)+ce(车):蛇车车 缺乏的 网友：yqy 补充：sca（有瑕疵）：缺少
"As soon as his mother - in - law arrived, he made himself scarce."
他 岳母 一到, 他便溜走了.
近义：inadequate, insignificant, insufficient, lacking, meager, meagre 反义：abounding, lavish, lush, luxuriant, magnificent, numerous
world [wɝld] 词频1
n. 世界;地球;领域;尘世;
💡 一句（l）话（word）讲出 世界的本质
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一个突然变得陌生而危险的世界里，他是她唯一的守护神。
近义：humanity, civilisation, civilization, orb, earth, globe

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