Creative power, is that receptive attitude of expectancy which makes a mold into which the plastic and as yet undifferentiated substance can flow and take the desired form.
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adj. 创造性的，有创造力的;有创意的，创新的，创造的;
n. （非正式）创意人士;
💡 cre增长，产生+ative形容词后缀，具有...性质的 → 有创造性的
"Creative, two - way learning between teacher and pupil can take place."
教师和学生之间创造性的 双向 学习是可以实现的.
近义：imaginative, improvising, innovative, inventive, originative, resourceful
反义：apish, imitating
n. 态度;看法;姿势;个人风格;
💡 att=apr能力，倾向+itude后缀，构成抽象名词 →态度
"The government takes a cavalier attitude to the problems of prison overcrowding."
政府对监狱拥挤不堪的问题不闻不问。
近义：pose, position, posture, stance, view, stand
expectancy
[ɪk'spɛktənsi]
n. 期待，期望;期望的东西;
💡 expect期望+ancy名词后缀→期待，期望
"There was an air of expectancy among the waiting crowd."
等待的人群有一种期盼的心情。
近义：watchfulness, expectance, expectation, anticipation, anxiety, longing
n. 塑料制品;〈口〉（使用）信用卡;整形;可塑体;
adj. 可塑的，塑性的，受范的，柔软的;造型的，塑造的，给与形态的;塑料[塑胶]的，塑料[塑胶]制的，合成树脂做的;有形成力的，有创造力的;
💡 plast塑造+ic...的 → 可塑的
"The mind of a young child is quite plastic."
儿童的思想颇具可塑性.
近义：plastics, malleable, pliable, pliant, supple, tractable
反义：rigid, stiff, tough, wiry
n. 物质，材料;实质，内容;[神]灵;（织品的）质地;
💡 sub下面+st站立+ance表名词→站在下面的东西→物质；本质
"to be arrested for possession of a controlled substance"
因藏有毒品而被捕
近义：matter, materiality, tangibility, corporeality, inwardness, quiddity
n. 形状，形式;外形;方式;表格;
vt. 形成;构成;组织;塑造;
vi. 形成，产生;排队，整队;
💡 form =shape,表示”形状”
"The noun " mouse " is the singular form of " mice " ."
名词mouse是 mice 的单数形式.
近义：past, background, record, dossier, antecedents, institute
反义：hypertrophy, misshape, twist, uglify, warp, contort