All generous minds have a horror of what are commonly called 'Facts'. They are the brute beasts of the intellectual domain.
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adj. 慷慨的，大方的;丰盛的;肥沃的;浓厚的;
💡 gener出生，产生+ous形容词后缀→[不断]产生→丰富的，慷慨的
"It would be churlish to refuse such a generous offer."
拒绝这样一个慷慨的提议未免失礼。
近义：humane, humanitarian, liberal, lofty, loose, loyal
反义：knavish, mean, miserly, niggard, niggardly, parsimonious
n. 恐怖，可怕的事物;嫌恶，痛恨;讨厌的人或事;〈口〉非常丑恶;
💡 horr(tremble)+or(名词后缀)→恐怖；战栗；极度憎恶
"The little horror never stops playing tricks on his parents."
那个小淘气鬼不停地捉弄他的父母.
近义：horripilation, awfulness, terror, dread, fright
反义：heart, intrepidity, manhood, manliness, mettle, nerve
adj. 智力的;有才智的;需用智力的;智力发达的;
n. 知识分子;脑力劳动者;有极高智力的人;凭理智（而非感情）办事的人;
💡 intellect智力+ual...的→ 智力的
"Some Americans see Oxford as an intellectual Disneyland."
一些美国人把牛津视为知识分子的乐园。
近义：highbrow, literatus, scholar, longhair, egghead
反义：ignoramus, philistine, illiterate, lowbrow, uneducated, uninstructed
n. 范围，领域;领土，疆土;管辖范围;[计]域名;
💡 domin =lord (主人)
"The care of older people is being placed firmly within the domain of the family."
照顾老人仍然被确认为是家庭范围的事。
近义：land, territory, expanse, url, area, province
adv. 通常地;一般地;平凡地;粗俗地;
"Christopher is commonly known as Kit."
克里斯托弗通常被称为基特。
近义：mostly, normally, ordinarily, unexceptionally, usually, frequently
反义：infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes, jauntily, lavishly
n. 畜生，兽;残暴的人;兽性;
adj. 残忍的;畜生的，动物的;无理性的;
"He was a great brawny brute of a man."
他是个魁梧壮实、粗野的人。
近义：impetuous, vehement, idiot, oaf, beast, ignorant