If it's true that our species is alone in the universe, then I'd have to say that the universe aimed rather low and settled for very little.
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n. 物种;种类;类型;[逻辑] 个体;
💡 spec(see)+ies(名词后缀)→种类
"The book described the adaptation of desert species to the hot conditions."
这本书描绘了沙漠物种对炎热环境的适应.
近义：race, pedigree, breed, blood, kind
adj. 单独的;独一无二的;独自的;
adv. 单独地;独自地;孤独地;只，只有;
💡 al(all)+one→单独的(地)(=quite by oneself)
"She was alarmed at the prospect of travelling alone."
她一想到独自旅行的情景就害怕。
近义：isolated, lone, remote, secluded, sequestered, solitary
反义：joint
n. 宇宙;天地万物; 经验领域;
💡 uni一个+vers转向+e→统一旋转→宇宙
"Scientists disagree about how the universe was created."
科学家对宇宙是怎样形成的有分歧。
近义：world, cosmos
adj. 真正的;真实的;忠实的;正确的;
adv. 真正地;确实地;正确地;正当地;
n. 真理，真实;正，准，精确;
vt. 摆正;决定（某物）的位置以使其平衡、平稳或水平;
"A whale is a fish. True or false?"
鲸鱼是鱼，对还是错？
近义：legitimate, original, authentic, real, sterling, truthful
反义：illegitimate, imitation, artificial, mock, phoney, phony
adv. 稍微，有点;相当，颇;宁愿;相反地;
int. 当然啦，怎么不;
💡 她的（her）老鼠(rat) 相当肥
"I would rather go out tonight, if you don't mind."
如果你不介意的话,我宁愿今晚出去.
近义：heretofore, instead, preferably, preferentially, previously, before
settled
[['setld]]
a. 固定的, 决定的, 持续的, 难以消除的\\n[经] 付讫的, 固定的, 结过帐的
近义：concerted, confirmed, agreed, established
反义：hesitant, hesitative, imprecise, improbable, inconclusive, indecisive