When in doubt, observe and ask questions. When certain, observe at length and ask many more questions.
— George S. Patton  ·  No category

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doubt [daʊt] 词频1 词根: dou
n. 怀疑，疑虑;未确定; vt. 怀疑，疑惑; vi. 不确定，不能肯定或怀疑;
💡 doubt二→二种状态→怀疑
"a feeling of doubt and uncertainty"
迟疑不定的感受
近义：disbelieve, hesitation, hesitate, mistrust, question, stagger 反义：prove, reassure, verify, vouch, check, demonstrate
observe [əb'zɝv] 词频1 词根: ob
vt.& vi. 观察;研究; vt. 遵守;观察;庆祝; vi. 注意;说;评述;当观察员;
💡 ob加强动作+serve服务，保持→一直保持→遵守，引申为观察
"Let's observe a minute's silence in memory of the dead."
让我们为死者静默一分钟.
近义：note, notice, perceive, watch, twig, feel 反义：neglect, overleap, overlook, pass, pretermit, slight
length [lɛŋθ] 词频1 词根: leng
n. 长度，长;时间的长短;（语）音长;一段，一节;
💡 leng长+th名词后缀 → 长度
"a short length of chain"
一截短链条
近义：duration, hunk, lump, nub, piece, bit
certain ['sə:tən] 词频1 词根: an
adj. 某一;必然的;已确定的; pron. [动词用复数]某些;
"Federal courts have a certain cachet which state courts lack."
联邦法院有某种州法院所缺乏的特别的东西.
近义：some, inarguable, indisputable, indubitable, invariable, irrefragable 反义：neither, implausible, improbable, uncertain, unlikely, avoidable
questions
n. 问题（question的复数）

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