Talent is nothing but a prolonged period of attention and shortened period of mental assimilation.
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n. 时期;(一段)时间;学时;句号;
adj. 具有某个时代特征的;(关于)过去某一特定历史时期的;(家具、服饰、建筑等)某一时代的;
💡 peri周围,靠近+od道路→周期
"The overthrow of the military regime was followed by a period of anarchy."
军事统治政权被推翻以后,接着是一段时期的无政府状态。
近义:term, time, season, spell, bout, chapter
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. 内心的,精神的,思想的,心理的;智慧的,智[脑]力的;〈口〉精神病的,意志薄弱的,愚笨的;
n. 精神病患者;
💡 ment思考,神智+al表形容词 → 智力的;精神的
"Mental and physical deterioration both occur naturally with age."
随着年龄的增长,心智和体力自然衰退.
n. 天资,才能;天才,人才;塔兰特,古代的一种计量单位,可用来记重量或作为货币单位;<旧,非正式>性感的人;
💡 他能的(谐音): 天才他能的 tal(tall高)+ent(人):高人- 天才
"a constellation of Hollywood talent"
一群好莱坞天才
近义:aptitude, aptness, ingenuity, intellect, intelligence, invention
反义:inadequacy, incompetence, ineptness, unsuitability
prolonged
[prə'lɔŋd]
adj. 持续很久的;延长的;拖延的;曼;
"Prolonged strike action debilitated the industry."
长时间的罢工削弱了这个行业的活力。
近义:large, lengthy, protracted, spacious, vast, wide
反义:momentary, passing, perishable, short, transient, transitory
assimilation
[[æˌsimi'leiʃən]]
n. 同化, 同化作用, 吸收\\n[化] 同化; 同化作用
近义:metabolization, digestion, insight, perception, realization, understanding
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