It is astonishing what force, purity, and wisdom it requires for a human being to keep clear of falsehoods.
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n. [化学]纯度;纯洁,纯净;清洁,清白,清廉;(语言)纯正;
💡 pur纯洁+ity名词后缀 → 纯净,纯正
"The students are asked to prove the purity of copper."
要求学生们检验铜的纯度.
近义:neatness, pureness, tidiness, clarity, cleanliness, cleanness
反义:mess, muddiness, nastiness, shabbiness, slatternliness, sloppiness
n. 智慧,明智;常识,好的判断力;知识,学问;古训;
💡 wis=wise智慧的+dom状态或领域 →智慧
"The received wisdom is that they cannot win."
大家一致认为他们不会赢。
近义:prudence, sageness, sanity, sensibleness, carefulness, discretion
反义:nescience, philistinism, unacquaintance, unawareness, unfamiliarity, benightedness
n. 人,人类;
adj. 人的;有人性的;显示人类特有弱点的;人本性的;
💡 hum土,地+an名词后缀,属于...的,传说人是由土造出的 → 人类
"The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump."
老师打了个比喻,把人的心脏比作水泵。
近义:mortal
adj. 使人吃惊的,惊人的;
v. 使…诧异(astonish的ing形式);
"Borrowing is set to soar to an astonishing £60 billion."
借款很可能猛增至惊人的600亿英镑.
近义:marvelous, astounding, miraculous, remarkable, staggering, startling
反义:inartistic, artless, modest, mundane, normal, average
n. 力;武力;(社会)势力;魄力;
vt. 强迫;强行;促使,推动;强奸;
💡 fort(=forc表力) force 力 一起(com)用力(fort)使舒适 安慰 向外(e)用力(fort)叫 努力(effort) 使(en)有力(fo
"the US Air Force"
美国空军
近义:break, pry, impel, intimidate, obligate, oblige
反义:preserve, safeguard, save, screen, secure, shelter
vt. 保持;保留;遵守;阻止;
vi. (食品)保持新;保持健康;
n. 保持,保养;供养,抚养;生活,生计;饲料;牧草;
"Social services keep lists of at-risk children ."
社工组织保留有在家里可能遭受伤害的孩子名单。
近义:hold, husband, maintain, reserve, retain, save
反义:transfer, cede, give, transgress, trespass, violate