You don't need to outdo the competition. It's expensive and defensive. Underdo your competition. We need more simplicity and clarity.
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n. 竞争;比赛;竞争者;[生]生存竞争;
💡 compet=compete竞争+ition名词后缀 →比赛，竞争
"He was astonished to learn he'd won the competition."
他听说他比赛赢了，感到很惊讶。
近义：joust, match, meet, race, rivalry, tournament
反义：help, assist, assistance, relief, succor, succour
adj. 昂贵的，花钱多的;豪华的;
💡 ex出+pens花费+ive形容词后缀→要花钱的→昂贵的
"The two liars asked for more expensive silk."
两个骗子索要了很多昂贵的丝绸。
近义：pricey, costly, dear
反义：inexpensive, knockdown, downscale, downmarket, cheaply
n. 简单，朴素;质朴，天真;卑贱;无知;
💡 simpl=simple简单的+icity名词后缀，表性质、情况、状态→简单，简明
"the characterization of physics as the study of simplicity"
把物理学界定为一门探求简单规律的学问
近义：homeliness, ingenuousness, innocence, artlessness, naivete, naivety
反义：intricacy, mess, sophistication, complicacy, complication, gnarliness
n. 清楚，明晰;透明;明确;清晰度;
💡 clar清楚+ ity名词后缀 → 清楚
"a lack of clarity in the law"
法律上不明确
近义：lightness, limpidity, lucidity, pellucidity, splendor, transparence
反义：murk, murkiness, obscurity, tenebrosity, blackness, dark
outdo
[aut'du:]
vt. 胜过，优于;
"Sometimes small firms can outdo big business when it comes to customer care."
在顾客服务方面，有时小企业可能优于大企业。
近义：outclass, outdistance, outflank, outmatch, outperform, outrival
adj. 防御用的，防守的;辩护的;自卫的;
n. 守势;辩护;
"Magnus's army was gradually pushed back into a defensive circle."
马格努斯的军队被迫逐步撤回防守圈.
近义：apologetic, protective, apologetical
反义：incriminating, inculpatory, prosecuting, prosecutorial, accusatorial, accusatory