One needs to be slow to form convictions, but once formed they must be defended against the heaviest odds.
📚 名句词汇解析
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n. 形状，形式;外形;方式;表格;
vt. 形成;构成;组织;塑造;
vi. 形成，产生;排队，整队;
💡 form =shape,表示”形状”
"The noun " mouse " is the singular form of " mice " ."
名词mouse是 mice 的单数形式.
近义：past, background, record, dossier, antecedents, institute
反义：hypertrophy, misshape, twist, uglify, warp, contort
adv. 一次，一趟;一倍;曾经;一旦;
conj. 一旦…就…;一经;
n. 一次，一回;
💡 on=one一+ce次 → 一次
"Once in the bloodstream, the bacteria adhere to the surface of the red cells."
细菌一进入血液里，就附着在红细胞表面上。
近义：heretofore, occasionally, onetime, previously, sometimes, thereinbefore
prep. 反对;对…不利;紧靠;以防;
💡 gain =against (反对)#词根助记：反对
"Ten people voted in favour, five against and two abstained."
十人投票赞成，五人反对，两人弃权。
近义：athwart, agin
adj. 慢的;迟钝的;温和的;慢于…的;
adv. 慢慢地;缓慢地;
vt.& vi. （使）缓行，（使）减速;
vi. 变慢;变萧条;
vt. 放慢;阻碍;
💡 速度(s)低(low)即 慢
"an agonizingly slow process"
极其缓慢的过程
近义：brake, decelerate, lagging, leisurely, phlegmatic, poky
反义：speed, hasten, quick, rapid, smart, spanking
aux. 必须;必然要;（做出逻辑推断）;（表示坚持）;
n. 必须做的事，必不可少的事物;葡萄汁;霉臭;麝香;
vt.& vi. （表示必要或很重要）必须;（提出建议）应该;得;（表示很可能或符合逻辑）一定;
adj. 不可或缺的;狂暴的;
"You must be able to speak French for this job."
干这项工作你得会说法语。
近义：ought, should, necessaries, necessity, precondition, prerequisite
n. 希望，可能性;几率，胜算;掣肘的事情;逆境;
💡 这些不寻常的(odd)美元(s)给我们带来了发财的 可能性
"She spent the day sorting through a box full of odds and ends."
她花一天工夫整理装满小玩意儿的箱子。
近义：likelihood, likeliness, outlook, probability, chance, avail
反义：assurance, assuredness, obviousness, palpability, patency, positiveness