Neurosis is the inability to tolerate ambiguity.
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vt. 容许;承认;忍受;容忍(不同意或不喜欢的事物);
💡 toler容忍+ate动词后缀 → 宽容
"We have to tolerate each other's little foibles."
我们得互相容忍对方的小缺点。
近义:hold, let, permit, avow, accept, sanction
ambiguity
[,æmbɪ'ɡjuəti]
n. 含糊;意义不明确;含糊的话,模棱两可的话;可作两种或多种解释;
💡 ambi关于,驱动 + guity有罪的 → n.歧义,误解
"Write clear definitions in order to avoid ambiguity."
释义要写清楚以免产生歧义。
近义:hesitancy, imprecision, inaccuracy, inconsistency, misconception, obscurity
反义:meticulosity, meticulousness, persnicketiness, preciseness, precision, punctiliousness
neurosis
[njuə'rəusis]
n. <医>神经机能病,神经衰弱症;
"He was anxious to the point of neurosis."
他焦虑得都要得神经症了。
近义:psychoneurosis
n. 无能,无力;无才能;无能为力;
"a congenital inability to tell the truth"
生就的不会说实话
近义:impossibility, impracticability, inadequacy, incapability, incapacity, incompetence
反义:aptitude, aptness, intelligence, knack, potential, skilfulness