Let us grant that the pursuit of mathematics is a divine madness of the human spirit, a refuge from the goading urgency of contingent happenings.
📚 名句词汇解析
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n. 追赶;工作;
💡 pursu=pursue追求+it名词后缀，表抽象名词 →追求
"He was unrelenting in his pursuit of legal mandate."
他坚决要求得到合法的托管权.
近义：hunt, hunting, inquiry, investigation, query, quest
n. 数学;〈诗〉同“ripen”;算学;
💡 mathemat=mathematic数学的+ ics 名词后缀→ 数学
"a dictionary of mathematics"
数学词典
近义：arithmetic, math, maths
adj. 神的， 天赐的;极好的;神圣的;
vt.&vi. 占卜，预言;猜测， 预测;（用丫形杖）探测（地下水）;
n. 牧师;神学家;
💡 divinus(属于神的)+ine(形容词后缀)→神的；神圣的；超人的
"No player has a divine right to be in this team."
没有哪名选手天生就有权留在这个队里。
近义：augur, portend, predict, prophesy, foresee, foretell
反义：hellish, immoral, impious, iniquitous, irreligious, obscene
n. 人，人类;
adj. 人的;有人性的;显示人类特有弱点的;人本性的;
💡 hum土,地+an名词后缀，属于...的，传说人是由土造出的 → 人类
"The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump."
老师打了个比喻，把人的心脏比作水泵。
近义：mortal
n. 精神，心灵;情绪;勇气;精髓;
v. 神秘地带走;
💡 spir呼吸+it名词→有精神
"He slammed the door in a spirit of defiance."
他以挑衅性的态度把门砰地一下关上.
近义：obliterate, efface, eradicate, exterminate, lifeblood, atman
反义：soma, heartsickness, hopelessness, intimidation, lassitude, tiredness
n. 避难;避难所;庇护者;[医]救急疗法;
vt. 给予…庇护;接纳…避难;
vi. 躲避;避难;
💡 re回+fuge逃→逃到安全地方 → 避难
"A further 300 people have taken refuge in the US embassy."
又有300人在美国大使馆避难。
近义：haven, asylum, protection, roof, safeguard, sanctuary
反义：helplessness, inattention, lassitude, loneliness, orphanhood, proscription