To believe blindly is to degenerate the human soul. Be an atheist if you want, but do not believe in anything unquestioningly.
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adj. 退化的;堕落的;变质的;变性的;
vt. 使退化;恶化;使变质;衰减;
vi. 退化;堕落;
n. 堕落的人;腐化的人;精神变态者;退化的动物;
💡 de坏+gener出生，产生+ate使→往坏产生→堕落
"Will too much freedom make them degenerate?"
太多的自由会令他们堕落 吗 ?
近义：pervert, retrogress, bastardise, bastardize, vitiate, corrupt
反义：honor, magnify, respect, revere, reverence, venerate
n. 人，人类;
adj. 人的;有人性的;显示人类特有弱点的;人本性的;
💡 hum土,地+an名词后缀，属于...的，传说人是由土造出的 → 人类
"The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump."
老师打了个比喻，把人的心脏比作水泵。
近义：mortal
v. 信任;料想;笃信宗教;
vt. 相信;以为，认为;对…信以为真;信任;
💡 相信是（be）梨（li）前夜（eve）变的 网友：accountant accountant 补充： belife---believe ife---ieve
"I don't believe you!"
我不相信你的话！
近义：hold, opine, reckon, contend, adjudge, suppose
反义：question, disbelieve, misbelieve, challenge, confute, discredit
adv. 盲目地;无目的地;摸索地;不继续地;
"She pushed blindly past him and made for the door."
她摸索着从他身边挤过去走向门口.
近义：stubbornly, confusedly, dazedly, gropingly
n. 灵魂;精神;幽灵;人;
adj. 美国黑人文化的;
💡 搜(sou)寻 灵魂的拐杖(l象形） 网友：yqy 补充：瘦（谐音）的人有精神
"The soul is immortal."
灵魂不灭。
近义：lifeblood, atman, psyche, spirit, anima
反义：soma
n. 无神论者;
"She was an atheist but now she says she's seen the light."
她本来是个无神论者,可是现在她说自己的信仰改变了.
近义：heretic, infidel, misbeliever, nihilist, nonbeliever, skeptic
反义：votary, worshiper, worshipper, devotee