Folly is often more cruel in the consequences than malice can be in the intent.
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n. 蠢笨;愚行;讽刺剧;
💡 fool(愚人)+y(表示抽象名词的后缀)→愚笨;愚行
"an act of sheer folly"
纯粹愚蠢的行动
近义:idiocy, muddleheadedness, nonsense, senselessness, stupidity, bullshit
反义:judgement, judgment, reasonableness, sageness, sanity, sensibleness
n. 恶意,恶感;怨恨;[法]预谋;祸心;
💡 mal坏,恶+ice名词后缀,表状态→恶意
"He was actuated entirely by malice."
他完全是出于恶意。
近义:hostility, perversity, pique, rancor, rancour, resentment
反义:humaneness, humanism, humanitarianism, humanity, kindliness, kindness
adv. 常常;经常;时常;再三;
💡 十(ten)有八九的(of), 经常的
"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."
人们常常认为睡眠在某种意义上来说类似死亡。
近义:manyfold, oft, oftentimes, repeatedly, usually, offtimes
反义:infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes
adj. 残酷的,残忍的;使人痛苦的,让人受难的;无情的,严酷的;
💡 可辱尔(谐音): 残酷到可以污辱你
"A mother who is cruel to her child is unnatural."
母亲对孩子残忍是不近人情的.
近义:heartless, inclement, inexorable, inflexible, inhuman, inhumane
反义:merciful, pietistic, prayerful, religious, saintly, theological
n. 意图,目的;意思,含义;
adj. 专心的,专注的;意愿坚决的;急切的;一心想…的;
"He was intent on the job he was doing."
他专心致志于正在做的工作.
近义:idea, intention, aspiration, notion, objective, attempt
n. 重要(性)( consequence的复数形式 ); 结果; 重要地位; 因果关系
近义:outcome, sequelae, consequence, aftereffect, aftereffects, aftermath
反义:motive, occasioner, origin, point, reason, root