The quest for philosophy's beginning is idle, for everywhere in all beginnings we find only the crude, the unformed, the empty, and the ugly. What matters in all things is the higher levels.
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n. 哲学;哲学体系，哲学思想;生活信条;哲理;
💡 philo爱+sophy智慧→爱智慧→哲学
"the mechanistic philosophy that compares the brain to a computer"
将人脑比作电脑的机械论哲学
近义：ideology, conviction
n. 开始;根源;原始思想;前兆;
v. 开始( begin的现在分词);
💡 beginn=begin开始+ing表名词→开始，开端；起源
"From beginning to end his conduct had been despicable and wicked."
从头到尾他的行为既卑鄙又可恶.
近义：inauguration, inception, initiation, kickoff, leadoff, nascence
反义：outcome, pause, result, stop, suspension, termination
adv. 到处，处处，无论什么地方;四下里;漫;匝地;
💡 every每个的+where地方→ ad.到处，处处
"Everywhere you look, you can see glass and concrete monstrosities going up."
到处你都能看到玻璃和混凝土的庞然大物拔地而起.
近义：anyplace, anywhere, everyplace, throughout, whithersoever
反义：noplace
adj. 粗糙的，粗杂的;粗鲁的;天然的，未加工的;简陋的;
n. 原[生]材料，天然物质;原油;
💡 crud生的+e → 粗糙的；原始的
"The pipeline supplies Jordan with 15 per cent of its crude oil."
该管道供给约旦15%的原油.
近义：primitive, native, natural, raw, uncut, unprocessed
反义：pure, purified, sheer, smooth, spotless, stainless
n. 探索;追求;远征;验尸陪审团;
vt. 寻找;探索;
vi. 进行探求;（猎犬等）跟踪搜寻;
💡 question(n.问题)-quest(v.寻问)
"Man will suffer many disappointments in his quest for truth."
人类在探索真理过程中必然会遭受挫折.
近义：hunt, inquiry, investigation, pursuit, query, research
adj. 无意义的;空闲的;懒惰的;无根据的;
vi. 虚度;空转;挂空挡;未熄火;
vt. 虚度;使空转;
n. （尤指暂时地）关闭工厂，使（工人）闲着;
💡 爱抖（谐音）： 无事可做，就爱发抖 懒惰的偶像(idol音同） a young idle ,an old beggar 网友：yqy 补充：“挨dou(到，文言
"Mike doesn't study at all. Instead, he sits idle all day."
迈克根本不肯读书, 相反地, 他终日游手好闲.
近义：laze, loaf, loiter, lounge, procrastinate, ramble
反义：hurry, labor, overwork, strain, strive, struggle