The degree in which a poet's imagination dominates reality is, in the end, the exact measure of his importance and dignity.
— George Santayana  ·  No category

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imagination [ɪ,mædʒɪ'neʃən] 词频2
n. 想像，想像力;空想，妄想;想像出来的事物;
💡 imagin=imagine想象+ation表名词 →想象
"a product of her febrile imagination"
她狂想的产物
近义：imagining, visualization, gumption, creativeness, creativity, daydream 反义：sooth, substantiality, truth, verity, actuality, fact
reality [rɪ'æləti] 词频2 词根: real
n. 现实，现实性;真实情况，实际情形;实体，实在;事实;
💡 real真实的+ity名词后缀 →现实，真实
"our perception of reality"
我们对现实的认识
近义：sooth, substantiality, truth, verity, actuality, fact 反义：chimaera, chimera, fable, hallucination
measure ['mɛʒɚ] 词频2 词根: 测量
n. 测量，测度;措施;程度;尺寸; vt. 测量;估量; vi. 测量;测量（大小，容量，尺寸等）;
💡 meas计量，测量+ure名词后缀 → 测量，测定
"How do you measure the volume of a gas?"
你如何计量气体的体积？
近义：meter, quantify, dose, gauge, measurement, measuring
importance [ɪm'pɔrtns] 词频1 词根: im
n. 重要性;重要地位，显著;骄傲，自大;
💡 im进+port拿，运+ance名词后缀→带有意义的状态→重要性
"an awareness of the importance of eating a healthy diet"
认识到健康饮食的重要性
近义：influence, ascendancy, predominance, prevalence, prominence, pull 反义：nonissue, pinhead, smallness, trifle, insignificancy
dignity ['dɪɡnəti] 词频2 词根: dign
n. 尊严;高尚;自豪;自尊;
💡 dign值得，高贵+ity抽象名词 → 威严，庄严
"She always comports herself with great dignity."
她的举止总是很端庄。
近义：honesty, honor, majesty, propriety, seemliness, stateliness 反义：humiliation, reproach, unworthiness, dishonourableness, defilement, disgrace
degree [dɪ'ɡri] 词频1 词根: 行走
n. [乐]音阶，度;[数]度，度数;程度;学位;
💡 的哥”（谐音）要有 学位才能上岗
"a degree in biology"
生物学学位
近义：graduate, level, proportion, extent, title, qualification

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