OBSTINATE, adj. Inaccessible to the truth as it is manifest in the splendor and stress of our advocacy. The popular type and exponent of obstinacy is the mule, a most intelligent animal.
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adj. 顽固的;固执的;难于控制的;方头不劣;
💡 ob反+stin站+ate...的→和别人反着站→顽固的
"He can be very obstinate when he wants to be!"
他的犟劲儿一上来，简直执拗得要命！
近义：headstrong, hesitant, indisposed, insolent, insubordinate, intractable
反义：intelligent, levelheaded, logic, logical, moderate, modest
adj. 达不到的;难见到的;不能接近的;无法理解的;
💡 in不+ac一再+cess行走+ible...的→走得太快跟不上→难以接近的
"They live in a remote area, inaccessible except by car."
他们住在一处偏远地区，只能开车去。
近义：impenetrable, unapproachable, unassailable, unreachable
反义：approachable, attainable, open, available, possible, reachable
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
vt. 显示，表明;证明;使显现;
adj. 明白的，明显的;
n. 货单，旅客名单;
💡 mani手+fest打击→用手打出→不隐藏→明显的v表明；证实
"It was their manifest failure to modernize the country's industries."
他们使国家进行工业现代化,明显失败了.
近义：reveal, say, show, state, vent, clarify
反义：mask, obscure, occult, screen, secrete, shade
adj. 流行的，大众化的;民众的，大众的，公众的;通俗的，普通的，平易的;〈美俚〉自以为了不得的，骄傲的;
💡 popul人民+ar…的 → 大众的 → 流行的
"This is the most popular model in our whole range."
这是我们产品中最受欢迎的型号.
近义：appreciated, prized, regarded, respected, valued, celebrated
反义：ignored, obscure, unadmired, unbeknown, unfamiliar, unidentified
adj. 聪明的;理解力强的;有智力的;[计]智能的;
💡 intellig知识界 + ent表示具有...性质的 → 智能型的;有才智的,聪明的
"You're too intelligent to fall for his flattery."
你很聪明，不会受他的阿谀奉承所惑。
近义：logical, astute, perceptive, percipient, perspicacious, practical
反义：idiot, idiotic, ignorant, moronic, naive, noodleheaded
📜 Ambrose Bierce 的更多名言
"MAGPIE, n. A bird whose thievish disposition suggested to someone that it might be taught to talk."