The illusion that times that were are better than those that are, has probably pervaded all ages.
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n. 错觉;幻想;错误观念;假象;
💡 il使…成为，进入+lus玩弄+ion名词后缀→被幻觉玩弄→幻觉
"The sun appears to go round the Earth, but it's an illusion."
太阳看起来好像绕着地球转, 但这只是个错觉.
近义：mirage, absurdity, reverie, daydream, deceit, deceitfulness
反义：sooth, substantiality, truth, verity, actuality, fact
adv. 大概;或许;很可能;备不住;
💡 probab=probable可能的+ly表副词 →可能性
"Most of the story about his private life was probably apocryphal."
有关他私生活的事可能大部分都是虚构的.
近义：likely, maybe, perchance, perhaps, plausibly, possibly
反义：assuredly, absolutely, positively, quite, surely, thoroughly
adj. 较好的;更合适的;能力更强的;好转的;
adv. 更好地;更妥;更;
v. 胜过;上进;
n. 更好者;更有才智者;
"We're hoping for better weather tomorrow."
我们希望明天天气转好。
近义：improve, perfect, upgrade, meliorate, complete, enrich
反义：intensify, worsen, aggravate, deteriorate, exacerbate, lousy
times
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n. 时代;有时;总是;落后于时代;时间( time的名词复数 );时机;时代;所需时间;
prep. 乘，乘以;
"I called several times, but only got the answering machine."
我打了几次电话，但只有电话答录机答话。
近义：epochs