Today, the theory of evolution is an accepted fact for everyone but a fundamentalist minority, whose objections are based not on reasoning but on doctrinaire adherence to religious principles.
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n. 学说;理论;原理;推测;
💡 theor思考 + y 抽象名词 → n. 理论,原理;学说;意见,看法
"the articulation of his theory"
他的理论的表述
近义：hypothesis, assumption, postulate, postulation, premise, presumption
n. 演变;进化;发展;
💡 e出+volu卷+tion表名词→卷入事物的开端 → 进化
"the evolution of the human species"
人类的进化
近义：headway, improvement, progress, promotion, stride, transformism
反义：logjam, marasmus, paralyzation, stagnancy, stalemate, standstill
n. 少数;少数民族;未成年;
💡 minor小或少+ity名词后缀→少的状态→少数；未成年
"Only a tiny minority hold such extreme views."
只有极少数人持这样极端的观点。
近义：nonage
反义：plurality, bulk
adj. 教条（主义）的;
💡 doctr教+in在...中+aire人→教条之人 →空谈家，教条的
"Don't be so doctrinaire about things."
别那样用理论去解释事物.
近义：opinionated, orthodox, authoritarian, autocratic, sanctioned, thetical
adj. 虔诚的;笃信宗教的;宗教的;谨慎的;
n. 修士，修女，出家人;
💡 relig=rely依赖 + ious 形容词后缀→用来依赖的→ 虔诚的；宗教的
"She is deeply religious."
她非常虔诚。
近义：pious, theological, denominational, devoted, devout, godly
反义：impious, profane, unreligious, worldly
pron. 每人，人人;
💡 every每个的+one一个人→ pron.每人，人人
"The news astonished everyone."
这消息使大家十分惊讶。
近义：all, everybody