Matters of religion should never be matters of controversy. We neither argue with a lover about his taste, not condemn him, if we are just, for knowing so human a passion.
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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
n. 公开辩论;论战;
💡 contro相反+vers转变+y表状态、行为→ 使结论向相反方向转变→争论;议论
"The issue engendered controversy."
这个问题引起了争论。
近义:contention, dispute, argument, jangle, polemic, polemics
反义:arrangement, negotiation, pact, bargain, settlement, treaty
neither
['niðɚ]
adj. (两者)都不的;
pron. 两者都不;
adv. 两个都不;既不…也不;
conj. 也不;既不;
💡 n(not)+either→既非;皆不;两者都不
"Neither party is willing to compromise and herein lies the problem."
双方都不愿意妥协,问题就在这里。
近义:no, either
反义:likewise, moreover, too, withal, besides, then
vt. 坚决主张;提出理由证明;说服,劝告;表明,证明;
vi. 争论,辩论;提出理由;
💡 argu 解释
"I'm not disposed to argue."
我无意争论。
近义:jangle, polemicize, quarrel, quibble, row, spar
反义:accord, acquiesce, chord, coincide, concur, converge
vt. (通常因道义上的原因而)谴责;宣判;宣布…不能使用;迫使…陷于不幸的境地;
💡 con共同+demn伤害→共同伤害→谴责
"Like everyone else, I deplore and condemn this killing."
我同所有人一样强烈谴责这桩凶杀案。
近义:reprobate, reprove, censure, denounce, deplore, disapprove
反义:approbate, ok, okay, pass, sanction, confirm
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