The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable.
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n. 功能,作用;应变量,函数;职务;重大聚会;
vi. 有或起作用;行使职责;
💡 funct活动+ion表名词 → 功能
"The function of the kidneys is to excrete wastes from the body."
肾的功能是排泄人体里的废物.
近义:ceremony, operate, perform, run, work, interrelation
adj. 经济的;经济学的;合算的;有经济效益的;
💡 eco 经济 + nom学术领域 + ic ...的 → a.经济的,经济学的
"Experts regarded it as a warning signal of an economic smashup."
专家们把它看作是一场经济灾难的警告信号.
近义:lean, moderate, saving, sparing, temperate, thrifty
反义:improvident, prodigal, profligate, squandering, thriftless, wasteful
adj. 可敬的;品行端正的;可观的,相当大的;体面的;
💡 spec Spect, spic= look, see,表示”看”#词根助记:respect+able
"The former wild man of rock has reinvented himself as a respectable family man."
过去的那位摇滚狂人已经改变形象,成了一位体面的爱家的男人。
近义:honorable, honourable, presentable, venerable, worthy, decent
反义:horrible, ignoble, low, lowly, mean, nasty
n. 占星术;占星学;原始天文学;
💡 astro星星+logy...学 → 占星术,占星学
"She's busy writing a book on astrology."
她正忙着写一本关于占星术的书.
vt.& vi. 看,瞧;
vi. 注意;面向;寻找;看起来好像;
n. 看;(尤指吸引人的)相貌;眼神;样子;
int. (插话或唤起注意)喂,听我说;
💡 l(棍)+oo(双眼)+k(开):挣开双眼搜索棍- 看
"That uniform makes the guards look absurd."
警卫们穿着那种制服看起来怪模怪样的。
近义:appear, seem, see, appearance, image, area