The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and left untried.
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n. 基督教徒,信徒;克里斯琴;<口>人类,文明人,正派人;[电影]克里斯蒂安;
adj. 信基督教的,基督教的,基督教徒的;<口>人(类)的,文明的,<口>正派的,高尚的;
💡 Christ基督+ian表人 →基督教徒
"The Christian ceremony of baptism is a symbolic act."
基督教的洗礼仪式是一种象征性的做法.
近义:cristian
adj. 理想的,完美的;被认为是最好的;完全或相当令人满意的;想象的,假设的;
n. 理想;典范,典型;目标,高尚的、有价值的原则或目标;
💡 ide=idea思想,观点+al名词后缀 → 对未来的思想 → 理想
"Any attempt to construct an ideal society is foredoomed to failure."
任何构建理想社会的努力都注定要失败。
近义:idealization, intention, aspiration, mark, objective, purport
反义:inappropriate, inapt, incompatible, insufficient, lacking, scanty
vt. 创办,成立,建立;
v. 发现( find的过去式);找到;到达;发觉;
💡 found基础 → 为(房屋等)打基础,建立,创立
"In some stories, genies are always found inside a lamp or bottle."
在一些故事里, 灯里或瓶子中总是装有妖怪.
近义:base, ground, establish, institute, mount, rest
反义:invalidate, abrogate, negate, nullify, omit, outlaw
adj. 困难的;难做的;难解的;不易相处的;
💡 dif不+fic做+ult表名词→不好做→困难的
"The short story is a difficult art form to master."
短篇小说是一种很难掌握的艺术形式。
近义:rough, troublesome, complicated, arduous, intricate, labored
反义:uncomplicated, basic, cushy, doss, easy, facile
a. 试验过的, 可靠的\\n[法] 已经审讯的, 已经查验的
近义:practiced, proved, proven, seasoned, skilled, tested
反义:unascertained, unchecked, undemonstrated, unfounded, unproven, unsettled
a. 欠缺的, 不足的, 不够格的\\nprep. 没有, 缺少
近义:inadequate, incomplete, insufficient, lacking, poor, scant