I think we ought always to entertain our opinions with some measure of doubt. I shouldn't wish people dogmatically to believe any philosophy, not even mine.

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entertain [,ɛntɚ'ten] 词频2 词根: enter
vt. 热情款待;使有兴趣;抱着,怀有;考虑; vi. 热情款待;
💡 enter在中间+tain握住→在工作中间拿 → 招待;娱乐
"She had to entertain some boring local bigwigs."
她不得不款待当地一些无聊的大人物。
近义:regale, cater, court, feast, fete, host 反义:overfatigue, overtire, overwork, pall, spend, tucker
measure ['mɛʒɚ] 词频2 词根: 测量
n. 测量,测度;措施;程度;尺寸; vt. 测量;估量; vi. 测量;测量(大小,容量,尺寸等);
💡 meas计量,测量+ure名词后缀 → 测量,测定
"How do you measure the volume of a gas?"
你如何计量气体的体积?
近义:meter, quantify, dose, gauge, measurement, measuring
doubt [daʊt] 词频1 词根: dou
n. 怀疑,疑虑;未确定; vt. 怀疑,疑惑; vi. 不确定,不能肯定或怀疑;
💡 doubt二→二种状态→怀疑
"a feeling of doubt and uncertainty"
迟疑不定的感受
近义:disbelieve, hesitation, hesitate, mistrust, question, stagger 反义:prove, reassure, verify, vouch, check, demonstrate
people ['pipl] 词频1 词根: 公众
n. 人,人类;居民;人民;种族; vt. 居住于,布满;使住满人,在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"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:populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks 反义:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
philosophy [fə'lɑsəfi] 词频2 词根: phil
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
think [θɪŋk] 词频1
vt. 想;思索;以为;看待; vi. 思辩;考虑;构想;回忆; adj. 深思的;供思考的; n. 想;想法;
💡 深刻(谐音):深刻的思 想 我在想(think)该如何感谢(thank)他们
"They'll think you're being antisocial if you don't go."
要是你不去,他们就会认为你不合群。
近义:imagine, meditate, mull, perpend, ponder, ratiocinate

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