There is no credulity so eager and blind as the credulity of covetness, which, in its universal extent, measures the moral misery and the intellectual destitution of mankind.
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adj. 普遍的,一般的;通用的,万能的;全世界的;宇宙的;
n. [逻辑学]全称命题;[哲学]一般概念;一般性;
💡 uni 一个 + vers=versus转变 + al 具有...性质的 →变成一个的→ adj. 普遍的, 全体的
"Education should be a universal right and not a privilege."
教育应当是全民的权利而非某部分人特别享有的。
近义:general, gp, oecumenical, cosmopolitan, ecumenical, overall
n. 程度;长度;广大地域;扣押;
💡 ex出+tent伸展;扩大→伸出去的范围 → 范围;程度
"It is difficult to assess the full extent of the damage."
损失情况难以全面估计。
近义:largeness, magnitude, size, bigness, limits, outreach
adj. 道德的,道义上的;精神上的;无疑的,当然的;教导道德的;
n. 寓意,教训;(尤指男女间的)品行;格言;〈古〉相对者;
💡 mor道德+al...的 → 道德的
"My sister came along just to give me some moral support."
我姐姐只是过来给我一些道义上的支持。
近义:parable, corollary, principled, righteous, deontological, ethical
反义:immodest, indecent, iniquitous, lewd, obscene, piacular
n. 痛苦;不幸;穷困;悲惨的境遇;
💡 miser可怜的+y表名词 → 可怜,可悲
"Fame brought her nothing but misery."
名声只给她带来了痛苦。
近义:anxiety, misfortune, mishap, pain, poverty, sorrow
反义:plenty, wealth, wealthiness, opulency, affluence
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
n. 人类;男性,男子;
💡 man人+kind 种类→ n.人类
"the history of mankind"
人类的历史
近义:humanity, humankind, humans, man, civilization