Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things. They are but improved means to an unimproved end.
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vt. 使分心;使混乱;
💡 dis分开，分离+tract拉→把心拉开→分心
"She jabbered away, trying to distract his attention."
她喋喋不休, 想分散他的注意力.
近义：entertain, amuse, perturb, roil, unsettle, upset
反义：overfatigue, overtire, overwork, pall, spend, tucker
n. 注意，注意力;照料，关怀;殷勤;
int. [口令]立正;
💡 at向+tent延伸+ion表名词 →伸展出去听别人讲 →注意力
"He nodded absently, his attention absorbed by the screen."
他专心注视着屏幕，只是心不在焉地点了点头。
近义：heedfulness, application, industriousness, intentness, interest, mindfulness
反义：apathy, impassiveness, impassivity, indifference, indolence, lassitude
adj. 惯常于，惯于;
n. 习惯，惯常活动;
vt. 使习惯于;
vi. 习惯，惯常;
"He was wont to fall asleep after supper."
他老是吃完晚饭就打盹。
近义：accustom, addict, condition, habituate, practice, prevalence
adj. 漂亮的;机灵的，聪明的;
adv. 相当，颇;
n. 漂亮的人（或东西）;
"Two days after the accident she still looked pretty banged up."
事故过去两天后她看上去伤势仍然很重。
近义：lovable, lovely, neat, nice, smart, super
反义：homely, inartistic, unaesthetic, unattractive, unbeautiful, uncomely
adj. 严肃的，严重的;认真的，庄重的;重要的;危险的;
💡 射(se)日(ri)用藉丝(ous) 严肃的问题
"Her involvement in the fraud has left a serious blot on her character."
她卷入了这次欺诈案，在她的品格上留下了一个很大的污点。
近义：reliable, responsible, sedate, staid, trustworthy, trusty
反义：undependable, untrustworthy, feckless, slight, trifling, unimportant
n. 方法（ mean的名词复数）;手段;收入;财富;
v. 意味着（ mean的第三人称单数）;引起;打算或注定要某人成为或做某事;
"The inquiry is by no means cut and dried."
调查之事远未盖棺定论。
近义：approach, manner, method, mode, process, strategy
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"Beauty is the first test; there is no permanent place in the world for ugly mathematics."
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