To forget one's purpose is the commonest form of stupidity.
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n. 意志;目的;作用;(进行中的)行动;
vt. 有意;打算;企图(做);决意(做);
💡 pur始终+pose放→始终放的东西→目的,意图
"We spoke to little purpose — his mind was clearly made up already."
我们说的话几乎不起作用,他显然已下定决心了.
近义:intend, consider, appoint, ascribe, denote, designate
n. 形状,形式;外形;方式;表格;
vt. 形成;构成;组织;塑造;
vi. 形成,产生;排队,整队;
💡 form =shape,表示”形状”
"The noun " mouse " is the singular form of " mice " ."
名词mouse是 mice 的单数形式.
近义:past, background, record, dossier, antecedents, institute
反义:hypertrophy, misshape, twist, uglify, warp, contort
vt. 忘记,忘却;忽略,疏忽;遗落;忘掉;
vi. 忘记;忽视;
💡 for(为了)+get(得到):为了得到新的,先要 忘记旧的
"Don't forget to bolt the door."
别忘了闩门。
近义:neglect, overlook, shelve, unlearn, bury, disappear
反义:awake, recall, recollect, retrospect, revive, celebrate
stupidity
[stju'piditi]
n. 愚蠢;愚行;蠢事;蠢话;
"I couldn't believe my own stupidity."
我干的蠢事我自己都不能相信。
近义:idiocy, imbecility, inanity, asininity, ludicrousness, nonsense
反义:aptness, intellect, invention, argument, knack, mentality