Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
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n. 人,人类;
adj. 人的;有人性的;显示人类特有弱点的;人本性的;
💡 hum土,地+an名词后缀,属于...的,传说人是由土造出的 → 人类
"The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump."
老师打了个比喻,把人的心脏比作水泵。
近义:mortal
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. 唯一的,仅有的;独一无二的,独特的;不平常的,特别的;超绝;
💡 un,uni =one,表示”单一,一个”#词根助记:uni+que表形容词→单一的→独特的
"I want to ride a unique cycle."
我想骑一辆独特的自行车。
近义:irreplaceable, matchless, outstanding, peculiar, single, sole
反义:artless, modest, mundane, ordinary, pedestrian, average
n. 能力,资格;能耐,才能;
💡 -ability 后缀,表示能力,合适性##-ility 后缀;表示”意义,有能力”
"The system has the ability to run more than one program at the same time."
该系统能够同时运行一个以上的程序。
近义:aptitude, aptness, intelligence, knack, potential, skilfulness
反义:impotence, inability, incapability, incompetence, incompetency, invalidity
n. 经验,体验;经历,阅历;
vt. 亲身参与,亲身经历;感受;发现;
💡 ex出+per尝试+ience名词后缀→尝试出来的东西→经验
"Salary will be commensurate with experience."
薪金将会与资历相称。
近义:career, tradition, undergo, savvy, skill, expertise
反义:inexpertness, rawness, unskillfulness, callowness
adj. 异常的,引人注目的,;卓越的;显著的;非凡的,非常(好)的;
💡 re再+mark记号,符号+able能...的→再做记号→值得注意的
"She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills."
她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步.
近义:illustrious, appreciable, laudable, marked, marvelous, memorable