Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; argument an exchange of ignorance.
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n. 讨论,谈论;详述,论述;
💡 dis不+cuss敲打+ion表名词,构成抽象名词 →分开敲打 →讨论,discuss讨论
"Chairs in rows are not as conducive to discussion as chairs arranged in a circle."
椅子成排摆放不如成圈摆放便于讨论。
近义:interlocution, natter, powwow, speech, talk, talking
n. 交换;交易;交易所;兑换(率);
vt. 交换,互换;兑换;交换,调换;
vi. 交换,替换;进行易货贸易,作物物交换;[金融业](货币)交换,兑换;
💡 ex 表示\"出,出去\" + change交换,替换 → vt.交换;交流\r\nn.交换
"Tom gave Helen an apple in exchange for a piece of cake."
汤姆用一个苹果与海伦换一块蛋糕.
近义:switchboard, central, interchange, permute, preempt, reciprocate
反义:protect, save, shelter, defend, guard
n. 了解,理解;知识(表示多方面的知识时有复数knowledges这一用法);学科;见闻;
💡 know知道+ledge框架 → 知识
"She has acquired a good knowledge of English."
她英语已经学得很好。
近义:idea, learning, notion, background, sageness, sapience
反义:nescience, philistinism, unacquaintance, unawareness, unfamiliarity, benightedness
n. 争论,争吵;论据;[数]幅角;主题,情节;
💡 argu=argue争论+ment表名词 →争论,辩论
"We had an argument with the waiter about the bill."
我们和服务员就账单发生了争吵。
近义:argue, propound, jangle, polemic, polemics, quarrel
反义:arrangement, negotiation, pact, bargain, settlement, treaty
n. 无知,愚昧;蒙;
💡 i不+gnor知道+ance名词后缀 →无知,愚昧
"They were at last freed from the fetters of ignorance."
他们终于从愚昧无知的束缚中解脱出来。
近义:nescience, philistinism, unacquaintance, unawareness, unfamiliarity, benightedness
反义:idea, learning, notion, background, sageness, sapience