Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking.
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n. 阅读;宣读;读物;读数;
v. 读( read的现在分词);看懂;理解;显示，标明;
💡 read阅读+ing名词后缀 → 阅读
"He spent three years reading for a degree in history."
他花了三年时间攻读历史学的学位.
近义：lesson, perusal, read, recital, readout, result
n. 心，精神，心力，知，智力，智慧;心胸，头脑，人;愿望，目的，意向，意志，决心，见解，意见;记忆，记性，记忆力，回想;
vi. 介意;注意;
vt. 专心于;介意;愿意做;照顾;
💡 mind→心；意志；精神；理性；智力；注意；开会；介意
"His mind reached after an understanding of the problem."
他开动脑筋,想弄懂这个问题.
近义：heed, attend, ware, beware, follow, care
adj. 创造性的，有创造力的;有创意的，创新的，创造的;
n. （非正式）创意人士;
💡 cre增长，产生+ative形容词后缀，具有...性质的 → 有创造性的
"Creative, two - way learning between teacher and pupil can take place."
教师和学生之间创造性的 双向 学习是可以实现的.
近义：imaginative, improvising, innovative, inventive, originative, resourceful
反义：apish, imitating
adj. 某一;必然的;已确定的;
pron. [动词用复数]某些;
"Federal courts have a certain cachet which state courts lack."
联邦法院有某种州法院所缺乏的特别的东西.
近义：some, inarguable, indisputable, indubitable, invariable, irrefragable
反义：neither, implausible, improbable, uncertain, unlikely, avoidable
n. 脑;智慧;聪明的人;（群体中）最聪明的人;
vt. 打破…的脑袋;打…的头部;
💡 b(不)+rain(雨): 大脑不(b)会进水(rain)
"Being in love must have addled your brain."
坠入爱河必已使你神魂颠倒。
近义：brains, cerebrum, encephalon, cerebral
adj. 小的;琐碎的;娇小的;幼小的;
adv. 不多，略微;少许，一点;短时间地;
n. （表示否定）微少;没有多少;短时间;
det. （数量上）微少的，少到几乎没有的;（a little）少量的，一些;
"His little affectations irritated her."
他的装腔作势令她不快。
近义：minute, pokey, poky, short, small, tiny
反义：large, major, sizeable, sizable, some, capital