We thought, because we had power, we had wisdom.
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conj. 因为;
💡 cause, cuse 表原因,目的;司法程序,诉讼
"He was arrested because of his political affiliation."
他因所属政党的关系而被捕。
近义:since, whereas, for, forasmuchas
n. 智慧,明智;常识,好的判断力;知识,学问;古训;
💡 wis=wise智慧的+dom状态或领域 →智慧
"The received wisdom is that they cannot win."
大家一致认为他们不会赢。
近义:prudence, sageness, sanity, sensibleness, carefulness, discretion
反义:nescience, philistinism, unacquaintance, unawareness, unfamiliarity, benightedness
n. 思想;想法;关心;思索;
v. 想( think的过去式和过去分词);思索;以为;认为;
"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."
人们常常认为睡眠在某种意义上来说类似死亡。
近义:idea, intent, meditation, mind, notion, pondering
反义:unintentional, unmeant, unwilled, unwitting, unwilling
n. [机]动力,功率;力量;政权,权力;强国,大国;
vt. 运转;用发动机发动;使…有力量;
vi. 靠动力行进;快速行进;
adj. 权力的;机械能的,电动的;用电力(或动力)发动的;
"The engine is being specially adapted to increase its power."
正在对这台引擎进行改装以增加它的功率.
近义:move, operate, activate, actuate, energise, energize
反义:incapacity, powerlessness, weariness, impotency, impotentness, impossibility