Consciousness is a phase of mental life which arises in connection with the formation of new habits. When habit is formed, consciousness only interferes to spoil our performance.
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n. 意识，观念;知觉;觉悟;感觉;
💡 con全部+sci知道+ous形容词后缀+ness表示抽象名词 →意识，觉悟，知觉
"I can't remember any more—I must have lost consciousness ."
我想不起来了—我当时一定是失去了知觉。
近义：perception, awareness, cognizance, conscience, alertness
反义：stupor, catalepsy, coma
n. 相，周相;阶段;[物理学]相位;方面，侧面;
vt. 分阶段实行;调整相位;
vi. 分阶段进行;
💡 phan, fan, pha =show,表示”显示,出现”
"The carrier wave has got out of phase with the signal wave."
载波同信号波是异相的.
近义：stagger, echelon, lap, stage, chapter, facet
n. 连接;联系，关系;连接点;亲戚;
💡 con共同+nect连结+ion名词后缀 →连结
"A man has been arrested in connection with the robbery."
一名男子因与这桩抢劫案有关已被逮捕。
近义：flight, connexion, interrelation, link, association, relation
反义：incoherence, separation, uncoupling, decoupling, disconnecting, disengagement
n. 习惯，习性;气质;宗教服装;
vt. 给…穿衣服;打扮;
💡 habit表示居住 → 久居 → 习惯；习性
"He was not in the habit of ogling women."
他没有盯着女人看个没完的习惯。
近义：practice, prevalence, routine, tradition, usage, usance
反义：oblivion, obsolescence, obsoleteness, desuetude
n. 表演;演技;表现;执行;
💡 per完全+form形状+ance表名词→ perform从头到尾做出形状=表演+ance表名词 → 表演
"These tennis shoes are designed for comfort and performance."
这些网球鞋的设计穿起来舒服，易于发挥成绩。
近义：show, attainment, pursuance, realization, redeeming, accomplishment
adj. 内心的，精神的，思想的，心理的;智慧的，智[脑]力的;〈口〉精神病的，意志薄弱的，愚笨的;
n. 精神病患者;
💡 ment思考，神智+al表形容词 → 智力的；精神的
"Mental and physical deterioration both occur naturally with age."
随着年龄的增长,心智和体力自然衰退.