Far from being a meaningless void, chaos is the source of creativity and construction in nature and in social dynamics.
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n. 混乱,紊乱;(天地未出现的)浑沌世界;〈古〉无底深渊;一团糟;
💡 chaos, chaotic 【希腊语传入拉丁语】 表混沌
"Heavy snow has caused total chaos on the roads."
大雪导致道路上交通一片混乱。
近义:havoc, hell, huddle, jumble, mayhem, mess
n. 根源,本源;源头,水源;原因;提供消息的人;
vt. (从…)获得;发起;向…提供消息;寻求(尤指供货)的来源;
vi. 原料来源;起源;寻求来源;寻求生产商(或提供商);
💡 source(rise)→泉源;源头
"I've heard from a reliable source that company is running very badly."
我已从一位可靠人士那儿获悉,这家公司经营得非常糟糕.
近义:resort, resource, procedence, provenance, provenience, root
n. 建筑物;建造;解释;建造物;
💡 con共同+struct建立+ion表名词 → 建设
"They are going to tender for the construction of a new motorway."
他们打算投标承建一条新的高速公路.
近义:structure, building, erection, interpretation, interpreting, reason
n. 自然;天性;天理;类型;
💡 nat出生的+ure状态→出生状态→天性
"the adversarial nature of the two-party system"
两党制的对抗性
近义:milieu, surroundings, circumambiency, medium, ecosystem, environment
adj. 社会的,社会上的;交际的,社交的;群居的;合群的;
n. 联谊会,联欢会;社交聚会;
💡 soc社会+ial形容词后缀 → 社会的
"political groups agitating for social change"
鼓吹社会变革的政治团体
近义:party, approachable, kindly, neighborly, neighbourly, personable
反义:sociopathic, dissocial
meaningless
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a. 无意义的
近义:illogical, inane, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, irrational
反义:indicative, key, representative, significant, significative, sensible