When a true genius appears in this world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him.
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n. 天才;天赋;天才人物;(特别的)才能;
💡 geni出生,产生+us用→生出[就有]→天才
"the genius of Shakespeare"
莎士比亚的天才
近义:sage, savant, intellect, intelligence, invention, knack
反义:idiocy, imbecility, inanity, asininity, ludicrousness, nonsense
n. 符号;手势;迹象;指示牌;
vt.& vi. 签名;打手势;
💡 sign(mark)→记号;征兆;签字;做手势;表示
"Sign your name in the blank space below."
把名字签在下面的空白处。
近义:legalize, authenticate, seal, stamp, subscribe, undersign
反义:abrogate, negate, nullify, outlaw, quash, repeal
prep. 反对;对…不利;紧靠;以防;
💡 gain =against (反对)#词根助记:反对
"Ten people voted in favour, five against and two abstained."
十人投票赞成,五人反对,两人弃权。
近义:athwart, agin
adj. 真正的;真实的;忠实的;正确的;
adv. 真正地;确实地;正确地;正当地;
n. 真理,真实;正,准,精确;
vt. 摆正;决定(某物)的位置以使其平衡、平稳或水平;
"A whale is a fish. True or false?"
鲸鱼是鱼,对还是错?
近义:legitimate, original, authentic, real, sterling, truthful
反义:illegitimate, imitation, artificial, mock, phoney, phony
n. 世界;地球;领域;尘世;
💡 一句(l)话(word)讲出 世界的本质
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一个突然变得陌生而危险的世界里,他是她唯一的守护神。
近义:humanity, civilisation, civilization, orb, earth, globe
v. 知道;了解;认识;确信;
n. 知情;
💡 知道know的人爱说自己不no知道
"Do you know your ABC?"
你认识所有的字母吗?
近义:learn, understand, get, cognize, comprehend, meet