Concern for man himself and his fate must always form the chief interest of all technical endeavor. Never forget this in the midst of your diagrams and equations.
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vt. 涉及,关系到;使关心,使担忧;参与;
n. 关心;关系,有关;顾虑;公司或企业;
💡 con共同+cern区别→关系到
"Don't interfere in what doesn't concern you."
不要管与自己无关的事。
近义:behoove, behove, preoccupy, worry, anxiety, anxiousness
n. 命运,宿命;灾难,死亡;命中注定的事(尤指坏事);
v. 注定;
💡 fa, fabl, fam, fan =speak,表示”说”#词根助记:fate=上帝的话
"They were unaware of the fate that was to befall them."
他们并不知道即将降临到他们头上的厄运。
近义:predestine, preordain, foreordain, karma, lot, misfortune
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
adj. 技术(性)的,工艺的,学术(上)的,专门(技术)的,艺术的;[法]根据法律的,法律上的;[商]人造的,用工业方法制造的,由市场内部因素(如投机等)引起的;〈美俚〉外表的,表面上的,浅薄的;
💡 techn技术,能力+ical形容词后缀 → 技术上的
"Such traditional methods seem incongruous in our technical age."
此类传统方法似乎同我们今天的科技时代格格不入。
近义:proficient, cognizant, connoisseur, experienced, expert, specialized
endeavor
[ɪn'dɛvɚ]
vt.& vi. 尝试,试图;尽力,竭力;
n. 努力,尽力;
💡 en(in,使成为)+deavour(duty)→努力;竭力
"Thereupon, we knew, our endeavor was valuable."
于是, 我们知道, 我们的努力是有价值的!
近义:endeavour, hurry, intend, labor, overwork, strain
pron. (反身代词)他自己;(用以加强语气)他亲自,他本人;
"Yielding himself to his feelings of worthlessness, he tried to kill himself."
他总是觉得自己一无是处, 便企图自杀.
近义:herself, him, itself, oneself, themselves, yourself