POSITIVISM, n. A philosophy that denies our knowledge of the Real and affirms our ignorance of the Apparent. Its longest exponent is Comte, its broadest Mill and its thickest Spencer.
— Ambrose Bierce  ·  No category

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philosophy [fə'lɑsəfi] 词频2 词根: phil
n. 哲学;哲学体系，哲学思想;生活信条;哲理;
💡 philo爱+sophy智慧→爱智慧→哲学
"the mechanistic philosophy that compares the brain to a computer"
将人脑比作电脑的机械论哲学
近义：ideology, conviction
knowledge ['nɑlɪdʒ] 词频1 词根: 知道
n. 了解，理解;知识（表示多方面的知识时有复数knowledges这一用法）;学科;见闻;
💡 know知道+ledge框架 → 知识
"She has acquired a good knowledge of English."
她英语已经学得很好。
近义：idea, learning, notion, background, sageness, sapience 反义：nescience, philistinism, unacquaintance, unawareness, unfamiliarity, benightedness
ignorance ['ɪɡnərəns] 词频2 词根: i
n. 无知，愚昧;蒙;
💡 i不+gnor知道+ance名词后缀 →无知，愚昧
"They were at last freed from the fetters of ignorance."
他们终于从愚昧无知的束缚中解脱出来。
近义：nescience, philistinism, unacquaintance, unawareness, unfamiliarity, benightedness 反义：idea, learning, notion, background, sageness, sapience
apparent [ə'pærənt] 词频2 词根: par
adj. 易看见的，可看见的;显然的，明明白白的;貌似的，表面的;显见;
💡 ap加强意义+par看见+ent...的→能看见的→清晰易见的；显然的
"It was apparent from her face that she was really upset."
从面容上一眼就可以看出她确实心绪烦乱。
近义：manifest, obvious, overt, palpable, patent, plain 反义：unclear, bleary, intricate, obscure, abstruse, profound
real ['ri:əl] 词频1 词根: 统治
adj. 真的;真实的，现实的;事实上的;真诚的; adv. 真正，实在;确实地; n. 实在，现实;实数;
"I made a real balls-up of my exams."
我考试考得一塌糊涂。
近义：legitimate, authentic, sterling, true, truthful, unfeigned 反义：imaginary, utopical, visional, chimeric, chimerical, dreamlike
exponent [eks'pəunənt] 词根: 放置
n. 指数;典型;说明者;样品，说明物; adj. 说明的;讲解的;
"She is an exponent of vegetarianism."
她是一个素食主义的倡导者.
近义：lecturer, shower, dissertator, elucidator, exhibitor, explicator

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"HEBREW, n. A male Jew, as distinguished from the Shebrew, an altogether superior creation."
"Saint, noun. A dead sinner revised and edited."
"PLEASE, v. To lay the foundation for a superstructure of imposition."
"Bore, n.: A person who talks when you wish him to listen."
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