There is an evil tendency underlying all our technology - the tendency to do what is reasonable even when it isn't any good.
— Robert Pirsig  ·  Technology

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evil ['ivl] 词频1
adj. 邪恶的，罪恶的;有害的;不幸的，不吉的;品行坏的; n. 邪恶，罪恶;坏事，恶行;邪恶的力量、势力或化身;灾祸;
💡 e 加强或引申意义、使…+vil =base （卑劣的） → n.邪恶；祸害 a.坏的
"the evil effects of racism"
种族主义的恶劣影响
近义：ill, infirmity, malady, complaint, affection, disease 反义：goodness, humane, kind, kindhearted, kindly, loyal
tendency ['tɛndənsi] 词频2 词根: tend
n. 倾向，趋势;（话或作品等的）旨趣，意向;性情;癖好;
💡 tend伸展；扩大+ency状态→伸出去的状态→偏向一边→倾向
"the tendency to see old people as asexual"
认为老年人性缺乏的倾向
近义：inclination, leaning, movement, penchant, predilection, predisposal
technology [tɛk'nɑlədʒi] 词根: tech
n. 科技（总称）;工业技术;工艺学;[总称]术语;
💡 techno技术，能力+logy学科 → 技术学
"the advent of new technology"
新技术的出现
近义：technics
reasonable ['riznəbl] 词频2 词根: reason
adj. 合理的，公道的;明白道理的;适当的;有理性的;
💡 reason合理+able形容词后缀, 具有某种性质的 → 合理的, 通情达理的
"There is reasonable concordance between the two sets of results."
两组结果之间有着合理的一致。
近义：intelligent, levelheaded, logic, logical, moderate, modest 反义：illogical, inane, inconsistent, irrational, mad, meaningless
underlying [,ʌndɚ'laɪɪŋ] 词频5
adj. 潜在的，含蓄的;基础的;表面下的，下层的;[法]优先的; v. 优先于(underlie的ing形式);构成…的基础（或起因），引起;
💡 under下+ly躺着+ing...的→潜在的;在下面的
"The joke did not obscure the underlying seriousness of his point."
玩笑并没有掩盖他的观点隐含的严肃性.
近义：medullary, pivotal, primal, primordial, basal, basic

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