The best defence against misguided arrogance is a keen sense of humour.
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defence
[di'fens]
n. 辩护;防御;防御工事;后卫;
💡 fen, fest =strke,表示”打击”#词根助记：de向下+fen打击=打倒=防御(打倒敌人是最好的防御)
"jobs in aerospace and defence"
航天与国防工作
近义：apologia, plea, pleading, defense, allegation, protection
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
n. 傲慢，自大，自负;气焰;
💡 ar一再+rog要求,问+ance名词后缀 →傲慢
"His arrogance astounded her."
他的傲慢使她震惊。
近义：hubris, immodesty, imperiousness, insolence, insolency, arrogancy
反义：humbleness, lowliness, meekness
n. 感觉，官能;意识，观念;理性;识别力;
vt. 感到;理解，领会;检测出;
💡 sens(feel)+e(名词后缀)→感官；知觉；意义；判断力；感知
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义：intuit, perceive, feel, apprehend, note, notice
adj. 最好的( good和well的最高级);最愉快的;最幸福的;最合适的;
adv. 最好地;最出色地;最高标准地;
n. 佼佼者;（个人的）最高水平;最重要的优越性;最好的东西，最合乎要求的事物;
vt. [口]打败，胜过;
"He is arguably the best actor of his generation."
按理他是他那一代中最优秀的演员。
近义：master, outgo, outmatch, outrange, outrank, outstrip
反义：badder, baddest, worse
misguided
[[mis'gaidid]]
a. 被误导的
近义：lost, misdirected, misinformed, uninformed
反义：informed, knowledgeable, learned, aware, posted, prepared