Talent, lying in the understanding, is often inherited; genius, being the action of reason or imagination, rarely or never.
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vt. 理解,懂得;熟知,通晓;获知,理解;谅解;
vi. 理解,懂得;表示同情或谅解;据说;
n. 认识,了解;谅解;知识;
adj. 能谅解的;宽容的;通情达理的;
💡 under下+stand站立+ing名词后缀 → 理解
"an imperfect understanding of English"
对英语的不透彻理解
近义:idea, insight, knowledge, assimilation, notion, perception
反义:incoherence, incomprehension, disagreement, inharmony, nonapproval, nonconformity
n. 天才;天赋;天才人物;(特别的)才能;
💡 geni出生,产生+us用→生出[就有]→天才
"the genius of Shakespeare"
莎士比亚的天才
近义:sage, savant, intellect, intelligence, invention, knack
反义:idiocy, imbecility, inanity, asininity, ludicrousness, nonsense
n. 想像,想像力;空想,妄想;想像出来的事物;
💡 imagin=imagine想象+ation表名词 →想象
"a product of her febrile imagination"
她狂想的产物
近义:imagining, visualization, gumption, creativeness, creativity, daydream
反义:sooth, substantiality, truth, verity, actuality, fact
adv. 很少地;罕有地;极精彩地;珍奇地,绝佳地;
💡 rare稀少的 + ly...的 → ad.很少,难得
"Biology rarely starts over."
生物难得重新开始。
近义:infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes, oddly, peculiarly
反义:manyfold, oft, often, oftentimes, repeatedly, usually
n. 天资,才能;天才,人才;塔兰特,古代的一种计量单位,可用来记重量或作为货币单位;<旧,非正式>性感的人;
💡 他能的(谐音): 天才他能的 tal(tall高)+ent(人):高人- 天才
"a constellation of Hollywood talent"
一群好莱坞天才
近义:aptitude, aptness, ingenuity, intellect, intelligence, invention
反义:inadequacy, incompetence, ineptness, unsuitability
n. 说谎\\na. 横躺的, 说谎的
近义:unsoundness, falsehood, liar, mendacious, backdoor, sham
反义:honest, aboveboard, ingenuous, innocent, naive, open