The genius of play is that, in playing, we create imaginative new cognitive combinations. And in creating those novel combinations, we find what works.
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n. 天才;天赋;天才人物;（特别的）才能;
💡 geni出生，产生+us用→生出[就有]→天才
"the genius of Shakespeare"
莎士比亚的天才
近义：sage, savant, intellect, intelligence, invention, knack
反义：idiocy, imbecility, inanity, asininity, ludicrousness, nonsense
vt. 创造，创作;产生;封爵，把…封为（贵族）;
vi. [英][俚]大发脾气，大发牢骚;
💡 cre增长，产生+ate造成→增长→创造
"Mellow music and lighting helped to create the right atmosphere."
柔和的音乐和灯光衬托出了适宜的氛围。
近义：indite, innovate, invent, make, manufacture, mold
adj. 富于想像力的，运用想像力的;想象或创造出来的;沉溺于想象的;虚假的;
💡 imagin=imagine想象+ative...的 → 想象力丰富的 → 富于想象的
"the writer's imaginative empathy with his subject"
作者把想象中的感情投入到笔下的人物
近义：imaginary, innovative, new, notional, original, resourceful
反义：legitimate, authentic, sterling, true, truthful, unfeigned
adj. 认知的;认识的;
💡 cogn知道+itive形容词后缀，…的 → 认识的
"a child's cognitive development"
儿童的认知开发
近义：knowing, knowledge, learning, sensory, cognoscitive, epistemic
n. （长篇）小说;[法]新法，附律;
adj. 新奇的;异常的;
💡 nov新的+el表明人或物 →新奇人物 →新奇的；小说
"Her latest novel is a chronicle of life in a Devon village."
她的最近一部小说是德文郡一个小村庄的生活记事。
近义：hot, inceptive, inchoate, incipient, inexperienced, initial
反义：masterful, practiced, proficient, qualified, skilful, skilled
n. 比赛;游戏;戏剧;赌博;
vt.& vi. 玩;演奏;演出;参加比赛;
vt. 扮演;担任，充当…的角色;演出;装扮;
vi. 玩耍，游戏;[游戏] 参加游戏;赌博;闹着玩;
💡 联想：只要一玩就“不累
"The critic's review of the play was just a paragraph of bile."
那位批评家对这部戏剧的评论不过是在发泄怒气。
近义：romp, sport, toy, dally, frisk, frolic
反义：sooth, substantiality, truth, verity, actuality, fact