I say to mankind, Be not curious about God. For I, who am curious about each, am not curious about God - I hear and behold God in every object, yet understand God not in the least.
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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
adj. 好奇的; 好求知的;奇妙的; 稀奇的;
💡 cur关心+ious….的→关心的,好奇的
"They were very curious about the people who lived upstairs."
他们对住在楼上的人感到很好奇。
近义:odd, peculiar, rare, strange, uncommon, unconventional
反义:artless, modest, mundane, ordinary, pedestrian, average
vt. 看到,注视;领悟;
vi. 瞧;用在祈使句中以引起人注意;
int. 瞧,看呀;
💡 be(upon)+hold→看(=to hold upon)
"Her face was a joy to behold."
她的容貌十分悦目。
近义:see, sight, view, witness, contemplate, discern
n. 物体;目标;宾语;客体,对象;
💡 ob反+ject投掷,扔→反着扔→反对,引申为扔向目标 → 物体;目标v. 反对
"A rock is an inanimate object."
岩石是无生命的物体。
近义:oppose, protest, recalcitrate, remonstrate, resist, conflict
反义:accord, acquiesce, chord, coincide, concur, converge
vt.& vi. 懂,理解;
vt. 了解;默认;听说;领会;
💡 under(under)+stand→懂;了解;通晓;认为
"That's just an approximation, you understand."
你知道那仅仅是近似值。
近义:ideate, imagine, apprehend, interpret, assimilate, penetrate
反义:misapprehend, misconstrue, mishear, misinterpret, misrepresent, misread
vt.& vi. 听到,听见;
vt. 听说;得知;听取;审理;
vi. 听;听见;
💡 h(身体两侧)+ear(耳朵):身体两侧能 听见
"I could hear him bumbling around in the kitchen."
我听得见他在厨房里瞎折腾。
近义:listen, overhear, hearken, hark, harken