I believe there is no source of deception in the investigation of nature which can compare with a fixed belief that certain kinds of phenomena are impossible.
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n. 根源，本源;源头，水源;原因;提供消息的人;
vt. （从…）获得;发起;向…提供消息;寻求（尤指供货）的来源;
vi. 原料来源;起源;寻求来源;寻求生产商（或提供商）;
💡 source(rise)→泉源；源头
"I've heard from a reliable source that company is running very badly."
我已从一位可靠人士那儿获悉,这家公司经营得非常糟糕.
近义：resort, resource, procedence, provenance, provenience, root
n. 瞒骗，欺诈;骗局;
💡 de 否定，非 + cept 拿，抓 + ion表示行为、过程或结果 → n.欺骗, 诡计
"He was abetted in the deception by his wife."
他行骗是受了妻子的怂恿。
近义：hoodwinking, imposture, lie, misrepresentation, swindling, trickery
反义：honesty, reality, reliability, sooth, substantiality, truthfulness
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.& vi. 比较，对照;
vt. 比拟，喻为;[语]构成;
vi. 相比，匹敌;比较，区别;比拟（常与to连用）;
n. 比较;
💡 com共同+pare=par平等 → 平等放在一起 → 对照；比较
"It is interesting to compare their situation and ours."
把他们的状况与我们的相比很有意思。
近义：liken, associate, relate, check, collate, colligate
反义：outmatch, excel
adj. 固定的，不变的;不易挥发的;处境…的，常作复合词;（比赛等）通过作弊预先安排好结果的;
v. 固定( fix的过去式和过去分词);
💡 fix固定+ed被...的 →被固定的
"the expiry of a fixed-term contract"
定期合同的满期
近义：irremovable, nailed, pinned, secured, set, standing
反义：astable, astatic, precarious, unsettled, unsteady, wobbly
adj. 不可能的，做不到的;难以忍受的;不会有的，不能相信的;
n. 不可能;不可能的事;
💡 im不，无，非+possible可能的→不可能的
"She was such a contrary child—it was impossible to please her."
这孩子老跟人作对，没法让她高兴。
近义：impracticable, unachievable, unattainable, unfeasible, unreachable, unrealizable
反义：approachable, incidental, likely, obtainable, attainable, open