We must respect the other fellow's religion, but only in the sense and to the extent that we respect his theory that his wife is beautiful and his children smart.
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vt. 尊重;尊敬;关心;遵守;
n. 尊重，恭敬;敬意;某方面;
💡 re再+spect看→再看一眼→尊敬
"Respect for life is a cardinal principle of English law."
尊重生命是英国法律最重要的原则。
近义：honor, honour, obey, observe, prize, regard
反义：outrage, smirch, besmirch, deride, disgrace, dishonor
n. 宗教;支配自己生活的大事;教派;心爱的事物;
💡 relig=rely依赖+ ion 名词后缀 → 用来依赖的 → 宗教；宗教信仰
"Is there always a conflict between science and religion?"
科学和宗教信仰之间是否永远存在着冲突？
近义：creed, faith
反义：godlessness
n. 感觉，官能;意识，观念;理性;识别力;
vt. 感到;理解，领会;检测出;
💡 sens(feel)+e(名词后缀)→感官；知觉；意义；判断力；感知
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义：intuit, perceive, feel, apprehend, note, notice
n. 程度;长度;广大地域;扣押;
💡 ex出+tent伸展；扩大→伸出去的范围 → 范围；程度
"It is difficult to assess the full extent of the damage."
损失情况难以全面估计。
近义：largeness, magnitude, size, bigness, limits, outreach
n. 学说;理论;原理;推测;
💡 theor思考 + y 抽象名词 → n. 理论,原理;学说;意见,看法
"the articulation of his theory"
他的理论的表述
近义：hypothesis, assumption, postulate, postulation, premise, presumption
adj. 美丽的，美好的;极好的;
💡 beauti美丽+ful...的→美的，美丽的
"The time has come for action if these beautiful animals are to survive."
若要使这些美丽的动物能生存下去，现在就要行动起来。
近义：arresting, lovable, lovely, beauteous, charming, adorable
反义：homely, inartistic, unaesthetic, unattractive, unbeautiful, uncomely