We cannot be too earnest, too persistent, too determined, about living superior to the herd-instinct.
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adj. 活（着）的;现存的;在使用中的;逼真的;
n. 生计;生活方式;生存之道;
v. 活( live的现在分词);居住;以…为生;（按照规矩）管理生活;
💡 liv生活+ing名词后缀 → 生活，生计
"The prisoners were living in appalling conditions."
囚犯的居住条件极为恶劣。
近义：livelihood, sustenance, live, quickened, surviving, alive
反义：inert, insentient, lifeless, spiritless, unanimated, unfeeling
adj. （级别、地位）较高的;（在质量等方面）较好的;（数量）较多的;上等的;
n. 上级;较好的人[事物]，优胜者;修道院院长;方丈;
💡 super在上面+ior表形容词，较...的 →在上面的，超越的
"vastly superior"
强得多
近义：head, provost, chairman, chief, director, higher
反义：servient, subaltern, subordinate, understrapper, wo, sub
n. 本能，天性;冲动;天资，天才;
adj. 深深地充满着;
💡 in内+stinct刺激→内在的刺激→本能
"Many birds have a remarkable homing instinct ."
很多鸟类具有了不起的返回原地的本能。
近义：impulse, impulsion, mechanicity, automatism, push, thrust
adj. 热心的;诚挚的，真挚的;重要的;
n. 热心;认真;定钱，保证金;诚挚;
💡 看相:耳朵(ear)有巢(nest)的人是 诚恳的 挣(earn)最多(est)因为是 认真的 网友：yqy 补充：多（est）付出，赚（earn）诚心
"an earnest young man"
非常认真的年轻人
近义：heady, hellbent, impassioned, impetuous, insistent, intense
adj. 持续的;坚持不懈的;持久的;坚持不渝;
"Some imbalances seem to be persistent though."
一些国家的失衡现象似乎仍在持续。
近义：hellbent, incessant, indefatigable, industrious, insistent, iron
反义：momentary, passing, perishable, short, transient, transitory
adj. 坚定的;毅然的;确定的;
v. （使）下决心，（使）做出决定( determine的过去式和过去分词);决定;确定;使决定;
"I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation."
我已决定毕业后去西藏.
近义：hellbent, insistent, aspiring, assertive, materialistic, obtrusive
反义：hesitant, hesitative, inconclusive, indecisive, infirm, insecure