The grand aim of all science is to cover the greatest number of empirical facts by logical deduction from the smallest number of hypotheses or axioms.
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v. 遮盖;掩蔽;涉及;洒上;
n. 覆盖物;避难所;掩护;封面;
💡 cover→覆盖；遮蔽；占（时间或空间）；掩护；包括
"Senior government figures must have acquiesced in the cover-up."
政府高级官员必然已经默许掩盖真相。
近义：hide, line, roof, seal, veil, blanket
反义：uncap, uncork, uncover, bare, undress, expose
n. 数字;数量;号码;编号;
v. 标号;总计;把…算作;
💡 numer, number 表示”数字”;”计算”,”估算”
"The number of people employed in agriculture has fallen in the last decade."
过去十年，农业从业人数已经下降。
近义：numerate, reckon, recount, sum, tally, cipher
反义：remove, subduct, take, withdraw, deduct
adj. 凭经验的;经验主义的;以观察或实验为依据的;
💡 peri, piri 表穿过,通过,尝试#词根助记：em=(im在……中)+piri=在尝试中=经验主义
"We now have empirical evidence that the moon is covered with dust."
现在我们有实践经验证明月球上布满了灰尘.
近义：practical, empiric
反义：hypothetical, speculative, theoretical
n. 推演，推理，演绎;（推理所得出的）结论;扣除，减除;扣除的量;
💡 duc,duct =lead,bring,表示”引导,带来”#词根助记：de向下+duce引→向下引→推论
"No deduction in pay is made for absence due to illness."
因病请假不扣工资.
近义：rebate, subtraction, discount, implication, inference, conclusion
反义：adding, annex, annexation
n. 科学;技术，知识;学科;理科;
💡 sci知道+ence名词后缀 → 科学；学问
"a degree in computer science"
计算机科学学位
adj. 宏大的，宏伟的;（最）重要的;豪华的;
n. 一千美元;大钢琴;
💡 grandfather(祖父)-grand(庄重的)+father(父亲) 女孩(gr)和(and) 豪华的大款是朋友
"It's not a very grand house."
这房子并不是十分富丽堂皇。
近义：imposing, junoesque, lavish, magnificent, majestic, majestical
反义：idle, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insubstantial, meaningless