PYRRHONISM, n. An ancient philosophy, named for its inventor. It consisted of an absolute disbelief in everything but Pyrrhonism. Its modern professors have added that.
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adj. 古代的,已往的;古老的,过时的;年老的;老式的;
n. 古代人;古文明国的国民;<古>高龄老人;<古>旗手;
💡 anci古老+ent....的 → 古代的
"extant remains of the ancient wall"
尚存的古城墙遗迹
近义:senior, elder, antiquated, antique, indigenous, archaic
反义:hot, imaginative, innovative, latest, modern, novel
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
n. 发明家;创造者;发明者;
💡 invent发明+or名词后缀,表示人 →发明者
"Edison won his spurs as an inventor while rather young."
爱迪生很年轻的时候就获得了发明家的声誉.
近义:developer, deviser
adj. 绝对的,完全的;不受任何限制[约束]的;无条件的;有无上权力或权威的;
n. 绝对;绝对事物;
💡 ab(加强语气)+sole(唯一)+ute: 绝对的就 是唯一的 ab(阿爸)+solu.e(solve解决)+t(它):阿爸解它 绝对的没问题 网友:yqy
"a class for absolute beginners"
零起点班
近义:inarguable, incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable, irrefragable
反义:hesitant, hesitative, imprecise, improbable, inconclusive, indecisive
disbelief
[ˌdisbi'li:f;ˌdisbə'li:f]
n. 不相信,怀疑;
"He stared at me in disbelief ."
他满腹疑惑地盯着我。
近义:incredulity, astonishment, misgiving, mistrust, stun, stupefaction
反义:idea, judgement, judgment, knowledge, assurance, notion
adj. 现代的;近代的;新式的;当代风格的;
n. 现代人,现代主义者;时髦人士;[印]现代字体,指印刷中所用的一种字体;
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"The monarchy is seen by many people as an anachronism in the modern world."
很多人认为君主制在现代世界不合时宜。
近义:mod, new, newfangled, novel, recent, unworn