The less a man makes declarative statements the less apt he is to look foolish in retrospect.
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adj. 愚蠢的;鲁莽的;荒谬的，可笑的;混;
💡 fool笨蛋+ish表形容词，“像…一样，有的…” →愚蠢的
"She's just a vain, foolish woman."
她不过是个愚蠢自负的女人。
近义：idiot, idiotic, ignorant, inane, asinine, moronic
反义：ingenious, intelligent, inventive, argute, knowing, astute
n. 回顾，回想;
vt.&vi. 回顾;追溯;
💡 spec Spect, spic= look, see,表示”看”#词根助记：retro向后+spect看→向后看→回顾
"It was , in retrospect, the happiest day of her life."
回想起来, 那是她一生最幸福的日子.
近义：recall, remember, reminisce, awake, remembrance, reminiscence
adj. 较少的（little的比较级）;较小的;较次的，较劣的;较不重要的;
adv. 较少地，较小地;
prep. 减去;少掉;不足;
n. 较少，较小;
"We aim to improve opportunities for the less advantaged in society."
我们的宗旨是为社会地位比较低下的人增加机会。
近义：least, lesser, minus
vt.& vi. 看，瞧;
vi. 注意;面向;寻找;看起来好像;
n. 看;（尤指吸引人的）相貌;眼神;样子;
int. （插话或唤起注意）喂，听我说;
💡 l(棍)+oo(双眼)+k(开):挣开双眼搜索棍- 看
"That uniform makes the guards look absurd."
警卫们穿着那种制服看起来怪模怪样的。
近义：appear, seem, see, appearance, image, area
declarative
[di'klærətiv]
adj. 宣言的，公布的;
"A declarative sentence declares or states something as a fact."
叙述句是叙述或述说一个事实的句子.
近义：declaratory, enunciative, expository
反义：inquiring, interrogatory, questioning, quizzical