The older I grow the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom.
H. L. Mencken  ·  Age

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distrust [dɪs'trʌst] 词频3
vt. 不信任;怀疑; n. 不信任,猜疑;疑惑,不相信;
💡 tru =true,表示”相信,真实”#词根助记:dis不+trust
"They looked at each other with distrust."
他们心怀戒备地相互看着对方。
近义:misbelieve, mistrust, disbelieve, doubt, misdoubt, suspect 反义:rely, trust, confide, aplomb, assurance, poise
familiar [fə'mɪljɚ] 词频1 词根: family
adj. 熟悉的;通晓的;冒昧的;随便的; n. 常客,密友;高级官吏的家属;[天主]教皇[主教]的仆人;
💡 famili=family家庭+ar...的 →熟悉的
"The Empire State Building is a familiar landmark on the New York skyline."
帝国大厦是人们熟悉的纽约高楼大厦中的地标。
近义:known, acknowledged, intimate, near, close, friendly 反义:obscure, odd, outlandish, quaint, queer, queerish
doctrine ['dɑktrɪn] 词频2 词根: doc
n. 教条,教义;法律原则;声明;古语] 所教的东西,教育;
💡 doctr教+ine名词后缀,人或物→教的东西→教义,教条
"a policy that is popular because of its consonance with traditional party doctrine"
因与传统的政党宗旨一致而受欢迎的政策
近义:law, tenet, canon, dogma
wisdom ['wɪzdəm] 词频2 词根: wise
n. 智慧,明智;常识,好的判断力;知识,学问;古训;
💡 wis=wise智慧的+dom状态或领域 →智慧
"The received wisdom is that they cannot win."
大家一致认为他们不会赢。
近义:prudence, sageness, sanity, sensibleness, carefulness, discretion 反义:nescience, philistinism, unacquaintance, unawareness, unfamiliarity, benightedness
grow [ɡro] 词频1 词根: gr-
vt. 种植;扩大;扩展;增加; vi. 生长;渐渐变得;逐渐开始; vt.& vi. (使)留长,蓄长;
"He has decided to grow a beard and a moustache."
他已经决定留起络腮胡子和髭。
近义:proliferate, propagate, breed, upsize, expand, increase 反义:shrink, lessen, attenuate, reduce, remit, slacken
older
a. 年长的;较旧的
近义:major, senior, elder, elderly, eldest 反义:junior

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