My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble mind.
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n. 宗教;支配自己生活的大事;教派;心爱的事物;
💡 relig=rely依赖+ ion 名词后缀 → 用来依赖的 → 宗教;宗教信仰
"Is there always a conflict between science and religion?"
科学和宗教信仰之间是否永远存在着冲突?
近义:creed, faith
反义:godlessness
adj. 谦逊的;简陋的;(级别或地位)低下的;不大的;
vt. 使谦恭;轻松打败(尤指强大的对手);低声下气;
💡 hum土,地+ble...的→接近地面→谦恭的;下贱的
"Be humble enough to learn from your mistakes."
要虚心地从自己的错误中学习。
近义:humiliate, prostrate, shame, subdue, underrate, belittle
反义:apotheosize, honor, immortalise, immortalize, inspire, laud
n. 钦佩,赞美;引人赞美的人或物;怀着对…的赞美;
💡 ad 一再 + mir 惊奇,看 + ation 表示行为、情况 → n.钦佩, 赞美, 羡慕
"I have great admiration for her as a writer."
我十分钦佩她这位作家。
近义:astonishment, wonder, wonderment, regard, respect, esteem
反义:aboulia, apathy, impassiveness, impassivity, indolence, informality
adj. (级别、地位)较高的;(在质量等方面)较好的;(数量)较多的;上等的;
n. 上级;较好的人[事物],优胜者;修道院院长;方丈;
💡 super在上面+ior表形容词,较...的 →在上面的,超越的
"vastly superior"
强得多
近义:head, provost, chairman, chief, director, higher
反义:servient, subaltern, subordinate, understrapper, wo, sub
n. 精神,心灵;情绪;勇气;精髓;
v. 神秘地带走;
💡 spir呼吸+it名词→有精神
"He slammed the door in a spirit of defiance."
他以挑衅性的态度把门砰地一下关上.
近义:obliterate, efface, eradicate, exterminate, lifeblood, atman
反义:soma, heartsickness, hopelessness, intimidation, lassitude, tiredness
v. 意识到;察觉,发觉;理解;
💡 per通过+ceive拿,抓,握住 → 知觉;发觉
"Did you perceive a red colour or a green one?"
你看出来是红颜色还是绿颜色?
近义:identify, apprehend, note, notice, observe, auscultate
反义:neglect, overleap, overlook, pass, pretermit, slight