Faith is not the knowledge of what the mystery of the universe is, but the conviction that there is a mystery, and that it is greater than us.
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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. 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. 秘密,谜;神秘,神秘的事物;推理小说,推理剧;常作 mysteries 秘技,秘诀;
💡 myst, myth 【希腊传入拉丁】表”秘密”
"It was a place of deep mystery and enchantment."
这是一个极其神秘和迷人的地方。
近义:arcanum, interrogation, puzzle, puzzler, secret, snag
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
n. 定罪;说服;确信;信念;
💡 con全部+vict征服,战胜+ion表名词→定罪;坚信
"His conviction was later quashed by the Court of Appeal."
后来,上诉法院撤销了对他的有罪判决。
近义:ideology, judgement, judgment, assurance, assuredness, notion
反义:hesitation, incertitude, indecision, indecisiveness, indefinition, indetermination
[计] 大的
近义:larger, utmost, bigger, uttermost, veriest
反义:inferior, lower, minor, smaller, undermost