We do not know, in most cases, how far social failure and success are due to heredity, and how far to environment. But environment is the easier of the two to improve.
— J. B. S. Haldane  ·  No category

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social ['soʃl] 词频1 词根: soci
adj. 社会的，社会上的;交际的，社交的;群居的;合群的; n. 联谊会，联欢会;社交聚会;
💡 soc社会+ial形容词后缀 → 社会的
"political groups agitating for social change"
鼓吹社会变革的政治团体
近义：party, approachable, kindly, neighborly, neighbourly, personable 反义：sociopathic, dissocial
failure ['feljɚ] 词频2 词根: fals
n. 失败，不及格;缺乏，不足;破产，倒闭;失败的事，失败者;
💡 fail犯错误，欺骗+ure名词后缀→错误状态→失败
"The Prime Minister expressed her regret at the failure of the talks."
首相对谈判失败表示遗憾.
近义：impairment, malfunction, breakdown, diddly, damage, turkey 反义：hit, arrival, success, trump, vanquishing, victory
success [sək'sɛs] 词频1 词根: suc
n. 成功，成就;好成绩，好结果;成功的人（或物）;
💡 suc在…下面+cess行走→在后面跟着前人走→成功；胜利
"He had finally achieved success."
他终于获得了成功。
近义：hit, arrival, triumph, trump, victory, win 反义：infelicity, irregularity, lapse, miss, overthrow, shortcoming
environment [ɪn'vaɪrənmənt] 词频3 词根: en
n. 环境，外界;周围，围绕;工作平台;（运行）环境;
💡 environ 环境+ ment 表示行为、行为的过程或结果 → n.环境，外界；围绕
"A bad home environment can affect a child's healthy growth."
不良的家庭环境能影响儿童的健康成长.
近义：milieu, nature, atmosphere, background, space, surroundings
improve [ɪm'pruv] 词频1 词根: 证明
vt. 提高（土地、地产）的价值;利用（机会）;改善，改良; vi. 变得更好;改进，改善;
💡 im(in)+prov(test)+e(动词后缀)→改良；改善；进步
"We aim to improve opportunities for the less advantaged in society."
我们的宗旨是为社会地位比较低下的人增加机会。
近义：perfect, avail, profit, upgrade, benefit, better 反义：intensify, worsen, aggravate, deteriorate, exacerbate, increase
know [no] 词频1 词根: 知道
v. 知道;了解;认识;确信; n. 知情;
💡 知道know的人爱说自己不no知道
"Do you know your ABC?"
你认识所有的字母吗？
近义：learn, understand, get, cognize, comprehend, meet

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