I am an agnostic; I do not pretend to know what many ignorant men are sure of.
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n. 不可知论者;
adj. 不可知论(者)的;
💡 a不+gnost知道+ic...的→不知道的→ 不可知论的
"You grew up in an agnostic household and have never been able to bring yourself to believe in God."
你在一个信奉不可知论的家庭里长大,一直都无法信仰上帝。
近义:misbeliever, nonbeliever, atheist, skeptic, unbeliever, disbeliever
反义:votary, worshiper, worshipper, devotee
vt. 假装,伪装;假称;装扮;
vi. 扮演;自称;假装,矫作;
adj. 仿制的;
💡 pre提前+tend延伸→提前伸出想好借口 → 假装,借口
"So you don't need to pretend, do you?"
所以你不必装假了, 对 吧 ?
近义:purport, represent, sham, simulate, dissemble, fake
adj. 无知的,愚昧的;由无知引起的;无学识的;
💡 i=in不+gnor知道+ant...的 →无知的
"He's ignorant about modern technology."
他对现代科技一无所知。
近义:ignoramus, philistine, illiterate, silly, stupid, tomfool
反义:highbrow, initiate, sage, savant, scholar, stager
v. 知道;了解;认识;确信;
n. 知情;
💡 知道know的人爱说自己不no知道
"Do you know your ABC?"
你认识所有的字母吗?
近义:learn, understand, get, cognize, comprehend, meet
adj. 确信的,确实的;有把握的;无疑的;一定的;
adv. 当然;确实地;无疑地;
"Make sure the shelf is aligned with the top of the cupboard."
务必使搁架与橱柜顶端对齐。
近义:inarguable, incontestable, incontrovertible, indefectible, indisputable, indubitable
反义:hesitant, hesitative, imprecise, improbable, inconclusive, indecisive