Vanity is the quicksand of reason.
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n. 虚荣,浮华;自负;空虚,无聊的事物;无价值的东西;
💡 van空+ity表名词→空虚
"A man's vanity is actually in proportion to his ignorance."
一个人的虚荣心实际上是和他的愚蠢程度成正比.
近义:immodesty, imperiousness, insolence, insolency, jactitation, arrogance
反义:humbleness, lowliness, meekness
n. 理由;原因;理性;理智;
vt.& vi. 推理,思考;争辩;辩论;向…解释;
💡 再(re)生一个(a)儿子(son), 理由是第一个儿子夭折了
"The reason for the flood was that heavy rain."
水灾是那场大雨造成的.
近义:ratiocinate, think, conclude, deduce, deduct, motivation
反义:idiocy, applesauce, imbecility, inaccuracy, inanity, mistake
quicksand
['kwiksænd;'kwikˌsænd]
n. 流沙,敏捷,危险而捉摸不定的事物;悬浮体;流砂;
"Sand under quick condition is often called quicksand."
通常把快速流动的沙叫做流砂.
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"The scientist is not a person who gives the right answers, he is one who asks the right questions."