Humanity has advanced, when it has advanced, not because it has been sober, responsible, and cautious, but because it has been playful, rebellious, and immature.

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humanity [hjʊ'mænəti] 词频2 词根: hum
n. 人类;人性;人道;人文学科;
💡 human人类+ity名词后缀 →人性,人类
"The use of H - bombs would be an outrage against humanity."
使用氢弹是违反人道的暴行.
近义:humankind, humans, man, mankind, world, civilisation 反义:heartlessness, inclemency, inhumanity, insidiousness, mercilessness, rage
because [bɪ'kɔz] 词频1 词根: be
conj. 因为;
💡 cause, cuse 表原因,目的;司法程序,诉讼
"He was arrested because of his political affiliation."
他因所属政党的关系而被捕。
近义:since, whereas, for, forasmuchas
responsible [rɪ'spɑnsəbl] 词频2 词根: spond
adj. 尽责的;承担责任;负有责任的;懂道理的;
💡 respons=response回应+ible能...的→能回应的→负责任的
"the manager who is largely responsible for the team's victory"
对该队获胜起主要作用的教练
近义:occasioning, reliable, sedate, serious, staid, sure 反义:undependable, untrustworthy, feckless
cautious ['kɔʃəs] 词频4
adj. 小心的,谨慎的;兢;恮;持重;
💡 caut 谨慎的,小心的##-ous, -ious, -eous 表”具有某种品质”;
"He was very cautious about committing himself to anything."
他谨小慎微,从不轻易表态。
近义:heedful, judicious, leery, levelheaded, mindful, moderate 反义:imperviable, impervious, imprudent, inadvertent, incautious, incurious
advanced [əd'vænst] 词频2 词根: 前进
adj. 先进的;高等的,高深的;年老的;晚期的; v. 前进(advance的过去式和过去分词);增加;上涨;
💡 advanc前进+ed...的→ 先进的,高级的
"There were only three of us on the advanced course."
只有我们三人学高级课程。
近义:progressive, civilized, developed, forward, anticipated, late 反义:posterior, subsequent, succeeding, ulterior, farther, following
sober ['sobɚ] 词频2
adj. 头脑清醒的,冷静的;未醉的,没喝醉的;有节制的;朴素的,素净的; vt.& vi. (使)冷静,(使)清醒;使严肃;
💡 说吧(谐音):趁你 清醒的时候说吧 哭泣(sob)的人(er)实际是 清醒的{哭嫁?} 网友:yqy 补充:哭(sob)了之后人(er)清醒(sober)了
"I promised him that I'd stay sober tonight."
我答应过他,今晚我不会喝醉。
近义:sane, dry, moderate, abstentious, restrained, sparing 反义:high, inebriated, intoxicated, loaded, looped, lubricated

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