The ability to understand a question from all sides meant one was totally unfit for action. Fanatical enthusiasm was the mark of the real man.
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n. 能力，资格;能耐，才能;
💡 -ability 后缀,表示能力,合适性##-ility 后缀;表示”意义,有能力”
"The system has the ability to run more than one program at the same time."
该系统能够同时运行一个以上的程序。
近义：aptitude, aptness, intelligence, knack, potential, skilfulness
反义：impotence, inability, incapability, incompetence, incompetency, invalidity
vt.& vi. 懂，理解;
vt. 了解;默认;听说;领会;
💡 under(under)+stand→懂；了解；通晓；认为
"That's just an approximation, you understand."
你知道那仅仅是近似值。
近义：ideate, imagine, apprehend, interpret, assimilate, penetrate
反义：misapprehend, misconstrue, mishear, misinterpret, misrepresent, misread
n. 问题;疑问;怀疑;议题;
vt. 问（某人）问题;对（某事物）表示[感到]怀疑;
💡 quest寻求，询问+ion名词后缀 → 疑问
"I can't easily give an answer to your question."
你的问题我难以回答。
近义：impugn, interdict, query, challenge, confute, doubt
反义：back, backstop, reinforce, second, support, advocate
adv. 完全，整个地，全部地;百分之百;干净;
💡 tot合计 + ally ...地 → adv. 完全地
"She seemed totally absorbed in her book."
她好像完全被这本书迷住了。
近义：absolutely, off, outright, plumb, quite, roundly
反义：insufficiently, scarcely, scrappily, skimpily, truncately, unexhaustively
n. 热情，热忱;热衷的事物;宗教的狂热;
💡 en进入+thus=theo神+iasm状态→进入神的状态→热情
"We set about our task at once with great enthusiasm."
我们立刻兴致勃勃地干起来.
近义：infatuation, ardor, ardour, keenness, passion, urge
反义：aboulia, impassiveness, impassivity, indifference, indolence, lassitude
n. 斑点;记号;成绩;标准;
vt. 作记号;表示;给…打分;在…留下痕迹;
vi. 评分;注意;（比赛中）记分;
💡 mark(mark)→符号；分数；标签；计分；做记号；加标签；使显著
"She earned a black mark for opposing company policy."
她因反对公司政策而得到考绩不良评语。
近义：label, letter, spot, stamp, tag, tally