People who imagine themselves to be self-made seldom enjoy examining the process of manufacture in detail.
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n. 人，人类;居民;人民;种族;
vt. 居住于，布满;使住满人，在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义：populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反义：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
vt. 想，设想;想像;料想，猜想;误认为;
vi. 想象;猜想，推测;
💡 imag=image图像+ine...的→有关图像的→想象
"Imagine my amazement when a 70 - year - old man beat me at tennis."
在网球赛中,我竟被一位70高龄的老人击败,请想像一下我当时的惊愕状态.
近义：ideate, picture, suppose, understand, visualise, visualize
pron. 他[她，它]们自己;他们亲自;“himself”的复数;“herself”的复数;
💡 them他们+selves自己的复数 → 他们自己,
"All our officers are trained to defend themselves against knife attacks."
我们所有的警察都接受过自卫训练，能够对付持刀袭击。
近义：herself, himself, itself, oneself, them, yourself
n. 过程;工序;做事方法;工艺流程;
vt. 加工;处理;审阅;审核;
vi. 列队行进;
adj. 经过特殊加工（或处理）的;
💡 pro向前，在前+cess行走→过程；进行
"The factory manager used a flowchart to explain the production process."
工厂经理用一幅作业图来说明生产过程.
近义：inure, mill, treat, transact, execute, expedite
vt. 制造，生产;捏造，虚构;加工;从事制造;
n. 制造;制成品，产品;工业，工厂;（文学作品等的）粗制滥造;
💡 manu手+fact做，制作+ure名词后缀→手做→制造业（机器发明前用手做）
"The date of manufacture of the jewellery has not been authenticated."
这些珠宝的制造日期尚未经证实.
近义：make, produce, brew, craft, create, elaborate
反义：impair, kill, mar, obliterate, rack, ravage
n. 详述;（照片、绘画等的）细部;细目，琐碎;各种细节;
vt. 详述，仔细汇报;选派;清晰地说明;给于细部装饰;
💡 de加强+tail剪，割→不断剪下去→琐事
"It is arguable that giving too much detail may actually be confusing."
过分详细反而使人糊涂的说法是有道理的。
近义：itemize, specify, item, particular, technicality, circumstance
反义：abridge, abstract, shorten, synthesise, synthesize, telescope