The Hobbits are just rustic English people, made small in size because it reflects the generally small reach of their imagination.
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adj. 乡村的，乡下的;质朴的，朴素的;粗鲁的;圆木造的;
n. 乡下人，农夫;粗汉;
💡 rust农村+ic...的人 →乡村的，乡下人
"an old cottage full of rustic charm"
充满了乡村魅力的旧农舍
近义：artless, ordinary, pastoral, peasant, pedestrian, prosaic
反义：highbrow, learned, literate, mannerly, polite, scholarly
n. 人，人类;居民;人民;种族;
vt. 居住于，布满;使住满人，在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"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：populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反义：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
conj. 因为;
💡 cause, cuse 表原因,目的;司法程序,诉讼
"He was arrested because of his political affiliation."
他因所属政党的关系而被捕。
近义：since, whereas, for, forasmuchas
adv. 一般地，通常;广泛地，普遍地;概括地;主要地;
💡 gener出生+ally...地→出生具有普偏性→通常地；通常强调普遍性
"It is generally accepted that people are motivated by success."
大多数人认为成功会推动人的积极性.
近义：invariably, mainly, mostly, normally, periodically, regularly
反义：infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes
n. 想像，想像力;空想，妄想;想像出来的事物;
💡 imagin=imagine想象+ation表名词 →想象
"a product of her febrile imagination"
她狂想的产物
近义：imagining, visualization, gumption, creativeness, creativity, daydream
反义：sooth, substantiality, truth, verity, actuality, fact
adj. …制的;（人工）做成的，拼成的;虚构的;保证成功的;
v. 使(make的过去式和过去分词);
"He made it absolutely clear."
他把此事讲得一清二楚。
近义：manufactured, produced, done, fabricated, artificial, manmade