A chess genius is a human being who focuses vast, little-understood mental gifts and labors on an ultimately trivial human enterprise.
— George Steiner  ·  No category

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genius ['dʒinjəs] 词频2 词根: gen
n. 天才;天赋;天才人物;（特别的）才能;
💡 geni出生，产生+us用→生出[就有]→天才
"the genius of Shakespeare"
莎士比亚的天才
近义：sage, savant, intellect, intelligence, invention, knack 反义：idiocy, imbecility, inanity, asininity, ludicrousness, nonsense
human ['hjumən] 词频1 词根: hum
n. 人，人类; adj. 人的;有人性的;显示人类特有弱点的;人本性的;
💡 hum土,地+an名词后缀，属于...的，传说人是由土造出的 → 人类
"The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump."
老师打了个比喻，把人的心脏比作水泵。
近义：mortal
ultimately ['ʌltɪmətli] 词频4 词根: ultim
adv. 最后，最终;基本上;根本;郅;
💡 ultim- 表”最后”
"Politicians are ultimately accountable to the voters."
从政者最终是向选民负责。
近义：last, lastly, eventually, finally
trivial ['trɪvɪəl] 词频4 词根: tri
adj. 琐碎的，无价值的;平常的，平凡的;不重要的;[生]种的;
💡 vi,via,voy =way, 表示”道路”#词根助记：tri三+vi+al→三条路→没有一个目标→琐碎的
"I know it sounds trivial , but I'm worried about it."
我知道这事听起来微不足道，但我还是放心不下。
近义：idle, immaterial, inane, inconsequential, inconsiderable, ineffective 反义：noteworthy, outstanding, overreaching, prominent, remarkable, striking
enterprise ['ɛntɚ'praɪz] 词频2 词根: prehend
n. 企（事）业单位;事业，计划;事业心，进取心;
💡 enter进入+prise拿住，抓住→进入抓住[目标]→事业；进取心
"The boss has put all his money into that speculative enterprise."
这个老板把他的全部财产都投到那个投机事业中.
近义：institution, merging, society, business, association, company
mental ['mɛntl] 词频2 词根: ment
adj. 内心的，精神的，思想的，心理的;智慧的，智[脑]力的;〈口〉精神病的，意志薄弱的，愚笨的; n. 精神病患者;
💡 ment思考，神智+al表形容词 → 智力的；精神的
"Mental and physical deterioration both occur naturally with age."
随着年龄的增长,心智和体力自然衰退.

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