ETHNOLOGY, n. The science that treats of the various tribes of Man, as robbers, thieves, swindlers, dunces, lunatics, idiots and ethnologists.
— Ambrose Bierce  ·  No category

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various ['vɛrɪəs] 词频1 词根: 变化
adj. 各种各样的;多方面的;许多的;各个的，个别的;
💡 vari变化+ous形容词后缀→不相同
"Conflicts among the various groups do not augur well for the future of the peace talks."
各派之间的冲突对和平谈判不是一个好兆头。
近义：manifold, many, several, some, sundry, varying 反义：merest, one, single, sole, very
science ['saɪəns] 词频1 词根: sci
n. 科学;技术，知识;学科;理科;
💡 sci知道+ence名词后缀 → 科学；学问
"a degree in computer science"
计算机科学学位
ethnology [eθ'nɒlədʒɪ]
n. 人种学，民族学;
thieves [[θi:vz]] 词频4
pl. 小偷
treats
n. 款待( treat的名词复数 ); 招待; 乐事; 乐趣\\nv. 处理( treat的第三人称单数 ); 探讨; 对待; 请（客）
tribes
n. 部落( tribe的复数形式 ); （动、植物的）族; （一）帮; 大群

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"INTENTION, n. The mind's sense of the prevalence of one set of influences over another set; an effect whose cause is the imminence, immediate or remote, of the performance of an involuntary act."
"Barometer, n.: An ingenious instrument which indicates what kind of weather we are having."
"Saint, noun. A dead sinner revised and edited."
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