Our observation of nature must be diligent, our reflection profound, and our experiments exact. We rarely see these three means combined; and for this reason, creative geniuses are not common.
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n. 观察;观察力;评论;观察所得;
💡 ob加强动作+serv服务，保持+ation名词后缀 → 观察
"Most information was collected by direct observation of the animals' behaviour."
大部分信息都是通过直接观察动物的行为收集到的。
近义：inspection, perusal, scrutiny, study, consideration, note
反义：applause, approbation, assent, nodding, o.k., ok
n. 自然;天性;天理;类型;
💡 nat出生的+ure状态→出生状态→天性
"the adversarial nature of the two-party system"
两党制的对抗性
近义：milieu, surroundings, circumambiency, medium, ecosystem, environment
adj. 勤奋的;勤勉的;用功的;费尽心血的;
💡 dilig勤奋+ent具有...性质的→勤勉的,勤奋的
"A spotless stove told us that his mother is a diligent housekeeper."
炉子清洁无瑕就表明他母亲是个勤劳的主妇.
近义：indefatigable, industrious, assiduous, persevering, persistent, relentless
反义：idle, indolent, loafing, negligent, shiftless, slack
n. 反映;（关于某课题的）思考;（声、光、热等的）反射;映像;
💡 re反+flect弯曲+ion名词后缀 → 反射；思考
"He admired his reflection in the mirror."
他欣赏着自己在镜中的影像。
近义：meditation, pondering, reflexion, rumination, study, thought
反义：mindlessness, rashness, recklessness, silliness, foolishness
adj. 深厚的;意义深远的;严重的;知识渊博的;
n. 〈诗〉深海，大洋;深渊;（灵魂）深处;
💡 pro前面+found基础→有基础在前面→有根基的，深刻的
"All at once he fell into a state of profound melancholy."
他立即陷入无尽的忧思之中.
近义：immense, abysmal, unfathomable, yawning, chasmal, deep
反义：shallow, cursory
adv. 很少地;罕有地;极精彩地;珍奇地，绝佳地;
💡 rare稀少的 + ly...的 → ad.很少，难得
"Biology rarely starts over."
生物难得重新开始。
近义：infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes, oddly, peculiarly
反义：manyfold, oft, often, oftentimes, repeatedly, usually