An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way.
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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
adj. 简单的;单纯的;易受骗的;天真的;
n. 笨蛋;愚蠢的行为;出身低微者;
💡 sim(one by one)+ple(fold)→简单的;朴素的;单纯的
"her austere bedroom with its simple narrow bed"
她那仅有一张窄床的简陋卧室
近义:uncomplicated, basic, cushy, doss, easy, facile
反义:arduous, intricate, labored, laborious, onerous, painful
n. 艺术家;画家;能手;骗子;
💡 art艺术+ist表示从事某种职业的人→艺术家,画家
"He is considered the foremost British artist of this century."
他被认为是本世纪英国第一流的艺术家.
近义:longhair, artiste, showman, entertainer, performer, soloist
n. 事件,形势;东西,事物;家伙;事业;
"She was the only thing that made life bearable."
只因有了她生活才可以过得下去。
近义:item, knickknack, article, object, tchotchke, thingamabob
adj. 困难的;硬的;有力的;努力的;
adv. 努力地;猛力地;严重地;沉重地;
n. 英〉硬海滩,登陆处;
"She attributes her success to hard work and a little luck."
她认为她的成功来自勤劳和一点运气。
近义:strongly, rigidly, stiffly, resistant, resistive, steely
反义:malleable, mellow, mild, attenuated, softened, squashy