To be ignorant of what happened before you were born is to be ever a child. For what is man's lifetime unless the memory of past events is woven with those of earlier times?
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adj. 无知的，愚昧的;由无知引起的;无学识的;
💡 i=in不+gnor知道+ant...的 →无知的
"He's ignorant about modern technology."
他对现代科技一无所知。
近义：ignoramus, philistine, illiterate, silly, stupid, tomfool
反义：highbrow, initiate, sage, savant, scholar, stager
n. 一生，寿命;有生之年;存在期，有效期;
na. 终生;终身保障;[核]寿命;
💡 life生命+time时间→ n.一生，终身
"His diary was not published during his lifetime."
他的日记在他生前未曾发表过。
近义：time, age, epoch, era, generation, lifelong
n. 记忆，记忆力;回忆，往事;[计]存储器，内存;
💡 memor记忆+y → 记忆，记忆力
"The memory expansion cards are useful adjuncts to the computer."
内存扩充卡是计算机很有用的附件。
近义：recall, retention, retentiveness, memento, recollection, remembrance
反义：forgetfulness, amnesia
vt. bear的过去分词;支撑，支持;亲自携带，运输;
vi. 结果，生产;和…有关;
adj. 出生的，出身于…的;天生的，天赋的;
"Sam was born in the country and had a deep affinity with nature."
萨姆在乡下出生，特别喜爱大自然。
近义：inborn, inbred, inchoate, innate, congenital, connate
n. 小孩，孩子;幼稚的人;产物;弟子;
💡 复数：child(孩子)+ren(人) chi(吃)+ld(冷冻):吃冷冻棒冰- 小孩
"The child was found abandoned but unharmed."
该弃儿被人们发现时安然无恙。
近义：infant, innocent, kid, kiddie, kiddy, lad
反义：senior, oldie, oldy, oldster, gaffer, greybeard
conj. 除非，如果不;
prep. 除了，…除外;
"The cultural life of the country will sink into atrophy unless more writers and artists emerge."
如果没有更多的作家和艺术家出现，这个国家的文化生活将衰退。
近义：save, except