Having a personal philosophy is like having a pet marmoset, because it may be very attractive when you acquire it, but there may be situations when it will not come in handy at all.
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adj. 个人的，私人的;身体的;亲自的;人身攻击的;
n. （报刊上的）人事栏，分类人事广告版;人称代名词;关于个人的简讯;
💡 person人+al...的 →个人的
"Her sole aim is personal aggrandizement."
她唯一的目的就是扩大个人权势。
近义：private, privy, cozy, cosy, cosey, cozie
反义：open, overt, patent, communal, cold, glassy
n. 哲学;哲学体系，哲学思想;生活信条;哲理;
💡 philo爱+sophy智慧→爱智慧→哲学
"the mechanistic philosophy that compares the brain to a computer"
将人脑比作电脑的机械论哲学
近义：ideology, conviction
conj. 因为;
💡 cause, cuse 表原因,目的;司法程序,诉讼
"He was arrested because of his political affiliation."
他因所属政党的关系而被捕。
近义：since, whereas, for, forasmuchas
adj. 有魅力的;引人注目的;迷人的;招人喜爱的;
💡 at 加强+ tract拉 + ive ...的 → attract拉过来=吸引+ ive ...的 →引人注目的
"I like John but I don't find him attractive physically."
我喜欢约翰，不过我认为他长得并不英俊。
近义：appealing, inciting, inviting, arresting, arrestive, likable
反义：heinous, hideous, icky, loathly, loathsome, nasty
vt. 获得，取得;学到;
💡 ac 加强 + quir 寻求，询问 + e → vt.取得；获得；学到
"To remove any ambiguity we have to acquire more accurate information."
为了消除含糊不清,我们必须取得更加精确的情报.
近义：obtain, procure, purchase, secure, buy, gain
反义：outwear, shed, abandon, chuck, dump, forget
vi. 来;开始;出现;发生;
vt. 做;装扮…的样子;将满（…岁）;
int. 嗨！;
"The time has come for action if these beautiful animals are to survive."
若要使这些美丽的动物能生存下去，现在就要行动起来。
近义：impersonate, perform, personify, portray, represent, stage
反义：leave, absquatulate, retire, retreat, scat, split