It may well be doubted whether human ingenuity can construct an enigma... which human ingenuity may not, by proper application, resolve.
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n. 人,人类;
adj. 人的;有人性的;显示人类特有弱点的;人本性的;
💡 hum土,地+an名词后缀,属于...的,传说人是由土造出的 → 人类
"The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump."
老师打了个比喻,把人的心脏比作水泵。
近义:mortal
n. 足智多谋,心灵手巧;独创性;独出心裁,设计新颖;巧妙,精巧;
💡 ingenu机灵+ity指具备某种性质→机灵,独创性,灵活性
"We were amazed at the ingenuity with which they solved their difficulties."
他们在解决困难中所表现的智慧使我们惊叹[佩服].
近义:inventiveness, jauntiness, keenness, liveliness, resourcefulness, scintillation
enigma
[ɪ'nɪgmə]
n. 谜,不可解的事物;
💡 enigma- 【希腊传入拉丁】表示”意义不明的话”
"Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma."
俄罗斯是被包藏在一个闷葫芦里面的神秘物体之中的谜.
近义:mystery, puzzle, puzzler, riddle, unknown
n. 适用,应用,运用;申请,请求,申请表格;勤勉,用功;敷用,敷用药;
💡 ap加强+pli=ply重叠+cation表名词 → apply放置到=应用+cation表名词 →应用,运用
"His application to the court for bail has been refused."
他向法庭申请保释遭到拒绝。
近义:implementation, use, utilization, adhibition, employment, administration
反义:oblivion, obsolescence, obsoleteness, desuetude
vt.& vi. 决定;决心;
vt. 使消释;使分解,使解体;(指委员会或集会)表决;消退(炎症等);
vi. 下决定;分解;
n. 决意,决定;(会议等的)决议;
💡 re再+solve解决,溶解 → 解决
"a sincere attempt to resolve the problem"
解决这一问题的认真尝试
近义:set, settle, bridge, rule, decide, determine
反义:junk, reject, scrap, waive, discount, squash
pron. 其中的哪一个;
n. 可能的选择;
💡 不管天气(weather)是否(whether)合适,我都要去 网友:马 胜 敏 补充:1:刚卖回来的灯泡(w)被他(he)给踢(t)到她的(her)脚下,他们
"I spent days agonizing over whether to take the job or not."
我用了好些天苦苦思考是否接受这个工作。
近义:if