There is something fascinating about science. One gets such wholesale returns of conjecture out of such a trifling investment of fact.
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adj. 迷人的,有极大吸引力的;使人神魂颠倒的;
v. 使…陶醉(fascinate的ing形式);
💡 fascinat=fascinate使…入迷+ing使...的 →迷人的
"His life story is recounted in two fascinating volumes of autobiography."
这两卷引人入胜的自传小说详述了他的生平.
近义:arresting, absorbing, obsessive, riveting, spellbinding, winning
反义:horrible, ignoble, low, lowly, mean, nasty
n. 批发;趸售,大规模买卖;
adj. 批发的,整批卖的;大规模的;
adv. 大量地,大批地;广泛地,大规模地;
vt. 批发;
vi. 经营批发业;批发售出;
💡 whole 完整的 + sale 销售 → n.&v.批发,趸售\r\nadj.批发的,大规模的\r\nadv.大规模地,完全
"the wholesale slaughter of innocent people"
对无辜人民的大屠杀
近义:bulk
反义:huckster, retail
n. 推测,猜想;设想,揣度;想像;计划;
vt.& vi. 推测,猜想;估量;揣摩;设想;
💡 con共同+ject投掷,扔+ure名词后缀→大家一起扔思想 →推测
"The truth of his conjecture was confirmed by the newspaper report."
新闻报道证明了他的推测果然不假。
近义:assume, premise, presume, regard, suppose, surmise
反义:reconfirm, verify, confirm, corroborate
n. 投资,投资额;封锁;(时间、精力的)投入;值得买的东西;
💡 invest投资 + ment表名词→投资
"to encourage foreign investment"
鼓励外国投资
近义:deposit, outlay, input, contribution, investing
n. 科学;技术,知识;学科;理科;
💡 sci知道+ence名词后缀 → 科学;学问
"a degree in computer science"
计算机科学学位
adj. 微不足道的;轻浮的;无聊的;懒散的;
v. 轻视,小看( trifle的现在分词 );
"Fortunately, the stormy waves caused trifling damage to the boat."
幸好, 风浪使船只受到的损坏较轻.
近义:skittishness, superficiality, triviality, flippancy, frivolity, idle