If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads.
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vt. 不期而遇;遭遇;对抗;
n. 相遇,碰见;遭遇战;对决,冲突;
vi. 碰见,尤指不期而遇;
💡 en进入...中+counter背道而驰的 → 进入和期望相悖的状态 →遭遇
"I had a frightening encounter with a poisonous snake."
我曾意外地遇到过一条毒蛇,吓得我要命.
近义:meet, find, locate, descry, discover, meeting
adj. 罕见的,特殊的;优秀的,不寻常的;稀薄的,经过稀化的;
💡 rar-, rare- 表”少,薄;不普通的,不常见的”
"He buys rare baseball cards on eBay."
他从易趣网上购买珍稀的棒球卡。
近义:infrequent, peculiar, scant, unaccustomed, uncharacteristic, uncommon
反义:regular, repeating, rife, common, frequent
n. 智力,理解力;有才智的人;知识分子;
💡 intel在…中间+lect选择,收集→在中间选出的人→智者
"a man of considerable intellect"
相当有才智的人
近义:intelligence, intention, invention, mind, reason, talent