The alleged short-cut to knowledge, which is faith, is only a short-circuit destroying the mind.
📚 名句词汇解析
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n. 了解，理解;知识（表示多方面的知识时有复数knowledges这一用法）;学科;见闻;
💡 know知道+ledge框架 → 知识
"She has acquired a good knowledge of English."
她英语已经学得很好。
近义：idea, learning, notion, background, sageness, sapience
反义：nescience, philistinism, unacquaintance, unawareness, unfamiliarity, benightedness
n. 信用，信任;宗教信仰;忠诚;宗教;
int. 实在，确实;
💡 fai(trust)+th(名词后缀)→信仰；信心
"The workers thought that the boss acted in bad faith."
工人们认为老板的行为居心不良.
近义：belief, credence, religion, creed, assurance, sureness
反义：misgiving, mistrust, suspicion, suspiciousness, disbelief, doubtfulness
n. 电路，线路;巡回;唤醒，环形道;〔电〕电流;
vt. 巡回，周游;
💡 circu圆，环+it走→环行 → 环行；电路
"The race ended with eight laps of a city centre circuit."
比赛以环绕城中心跑八圈结束。
近义：racecourse, racetrack, speedway, surround, bypass, circle
n. 心，精神，心力，知，智力，智慧;心胸，头脑，人;愿望，目的，意向，意志，决心，见解，意见;记忆，记性，记忆力，回想;
vi. 介意;注意;
vt. 专心于;介意;愿意做;照顾;
💡 mind→心；意志；精神；理性；智力；注意；开会；介意
"His mind reached after an understanding of the problem."
他开动脑筋,想弄懂这个问题.
近义：heed, attend, ware, beware, follow, care
alleged
[ə'ledʒd]
adj. 声称的，所谓的;被断言的;可疑的，靠不住的;
v. 宣称，断言( allege的过去式和过去分词);
"It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office."
他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
近义：hypothetical, intended, assumed, phony, presumptive, pretended
反义：acknowledged, familiar
adj. 短的，短暂的;矮的;短缺的;短期的;
adv. 突然;唐突地;简短地;横贯地;
n. 短裤;短路;缺乏;
vt. 故意少给…的零头，骗取;
vi. 短路;
💡 削头”（谐音）削了头人还能不 矮吗？ 网友：双木成林 补充：缩的（谐音），这样就成短的；矮的
"The short story is a difficult art form to master."
短篇小说是一种很难掌握的艺术形式。
近义：abridgment, abbreviation, little, minute, small, squat
反义：lengthened, lengthy, imprudent, intrepid, manful, mettlesome