Theology is the effort to explain the unknowable in terms of the not worth knowing.

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effort ['ɛfɚt] 词频1 词根: fort
n. 努力,尝试;工作;成就;杰作;
💡 ef出+fort强大,力量→出力→努力
"She made a feeble effort to get to school on time."
她努力想按时赶到学校,但未成功.
近义:intent, pledge, pull, push, spirit, struggle 反义:heartsickness, hopelessness, intimidation, lassitude, tiredness, weariness
explain [ɪk'splen] 词频1 词根: plain
vt.& vi. 讲解,解释; vt. 说明…的原因,辩解; vi. 说明,解释,辩解;
💡 ex 出+ plain清楚的→ 说清楚的 → 解释
"The factory manager used a flowchart to explain the production process."
工厂经理用一幅作业图来说明生产过程.
近义:justify, illustrate, pose, prove, rede, resolve 反义:implicate, mat, muddle, mystify, ravel, snag
terms [['tɛ:mz]]
n. 条件, 条款, 费用, 价钱, 关系, 地位, 交谊\\n[经] 条件
近义:bases, stipulations, conditions
worth [wɝθ] 词频1
adj. 值得的;有…的价值;等值的;有…的财产; n. 财富,财产;价值;
"Each answer is worth 20 points."
每题为20分。
近义:merit, price, pricing, rate, value, worthiness 反义:insignificance, slightness, insignificancy
knowing [['nəuiŋ]] 词频2
a. 博学的, 聪颖的, 精明的
近义:hip, informed, knowledgeable, learned, lettered, mindful 反义:silly, stupid, tomfool, unaware, uneducated, unenlightened
theology [θi'ɔlədʒi] 词频4
n. 神学;
"According to Muslim theology there is only one God."
按照穆斯林的宗教信仰,神只有一个.

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