A wisely chosen illustration is almost essential to fasten the truth upon the ordinary mind, and no teacher can afford to neglect this part of his preparation.
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n. 说明;例证;图解;插图;
💡 il 使+ lustr =light光亮 + ation表名词 →使...光亮 → 说明
"the art of book illustration"
书籍插图的艺术
近义：imprinting, pictorial, picture, print, xylograph, drawing
adv. 几乎，差不多;将近;快要;近乎;
💡 al(all)+most→差不多；几乎(=nearly)
"I like almost all of them."
我差不多所有的都喜欢。
近义：about, approximately, insufficiently, around, loosely, nearly
反义：liberally, off, outright, abundantly, plethorically, plumb
adj. 基本的;必要的;本质的;精华的;
n. 必需品;基本要素;必不可少的东西;
💡 essent=be存在，本质 + ial ...的 → 必要的，本质的
"The essential thing is that the two of you ought to agree."
根本的问题是你们俩应意见一致.
近义：must, necessity, proviso, requirement, requisite, condition
反义：nonissue, needless, pointless, profitless, purposeless, redundant
vt. 系牢，钉牢;使坚固或稳固;使合在一起：封合;集中：稳定地集中或指向：;
vi. 附着，扣紧;紧握，紧抱;集中：显著地注意，集中;
💡 fast紧紧地+en动词后缀 → 扎牢
"When you sew up to this end, fasten off the thread."
当你缝到这头时, 把线打个结.
近义：hitch, hold, knot, lace, lash, assure
反义：loose, loosen, release, remove, unbind, unbuckle
n. 真理;真相，事实;忠实，忠诚;现实，现实性;
💡 tru相信，真实+th抽象名词 →事实，真理
"He adjured them to tell the truth."
他要求他们讲真话。
近义：honesty, reality, reliability, sooth, substantiality, truthfulness
反义：hypocrisy, imposture, meretriciousness, phoniness, spuriousness, truthlessness
adj. 普通的;平常的;一般的;平庸的;
💡 order, ordin 表”秩序;种类,等级”#词根助记：按照秩序的=普通的
"He was demoted to the rank of ordinary soldier."
他被降为普通一兵.
近义：inartistic, artless, modest, mundane, normal, average
反义：huge, imposing, astonishing, noteworthy, outstanding, particular