Genius without religion is only a lamp on the outer gate of a palace; it may serve to cast a gleam on those that are without while the inhabitant sits in darkness.
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n. 天才;天赋;天才人物;(特别的)才能;
💡 geni出生,产生+us用→生出[就有]→天才
"the genius of Shakespeare"
莎士比亚的天才
近义:sage, savant, intellect, intelligence, invention, knack
反义:idiocy, imbecility, inanity, asininity, ludicrousness, nonsense
n. 宗教;支配自己生活的大事;教派;心爱的事物;
💡 relig=rely依赖+ ion 名词后缀 → 用来依赖的 → 宗教;宗教信仰
"Is there always a conflict between science and religion?"
科学和宗教信仰之间是否永远存在着冲突?
近义:creed, faith
反义:godlessness
vt.& vi. (为…)服务;任(职);提供;端上;
vt. 招待;(为…)工作;对…有用;向…供应;
vi. 适合;服役;供职;[网球、羽毛球]发球;
n. 网球等发球;发球权;所发的球;
💡 serv(serve)+e(动词后缀)→服务;供应;伺候;备餐;开球;发球
"Serve with a green salad."
端上去的时候配一份生菜色拉。
近义:tend, assist, pour, supply, dish, kickoff
n. 居民,住户;(栖息在某地区的)动物;
💡 in使...+habit居住+ant表示人 →住户,居民
"the oldest inhabitant of the village"
这个村最老的居民
近义:resident, burgher, indweller, villager, dweller, habitant
n. 黑暗;阴郁;模糊;无知;
💡 dark黑暗的+ness表名词 →黑暗
"They left under the cloak of darkness."
他们在黑暗的掩护下离开了。
近义:murk, murkiness, obscurity, tenebrosity, blackness, dark
反义:lightness, limpidity, lucidity, pellucidity, splendor, transparence
n. 灯;发热灯,照射灯;
💡 la(拉)+m(灭)+p(牌):拉灭牌灯,省时省电- 灯
"The car skidded and hit a lamp post."
那辆汽车打滑撞上了路灯杆。
近义:flashlight