Tis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity.
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adv. 有时,间或;时而;
💡 sometime某一时间的+s表副词 →有时
"Even friends disagree sometimes."
即便是朋友有时也有分歧。
近义:occasionally, oft, once, rarely, betweentimes, betweenwhiles
反义:invariably, periodically, repeatedly, steadily, usually, consistently
n. 智慧,明智;常识,好的判断力;知识,学问;古训;
💡 wis=wise智慧的+dom状态或领域 →智慧
"The received wisdom is that they cannot win."
大家一致认为他们不会赢。
近义:prudence, sageness, sanity, sensibleness, carefulness, discretion
反义:nescience, philistinism, unacquaintance, unawareness, unfamiliarity, benightedness
vt. 假装,伪装;捏造(借口、理由等);装作;创造或虚构;
vi. 假装;装作;作假;佯作;
💡 feign→假装;虚构;杜撰
"She knew that her efforts to feign cheerfulness weren't convincing."
她明白自己强作欢颜是瞒不了谁的.
近义:pretend, purport, represent, sham, simulate, dissemble
n. 高度,海拔;高地;身高;绝顶,顶点;
💡 deep(a.深的)-depth(n.深度) high(a.高的)-height(n.高度) wide(a.宽的)-width(n.宽度) broad(a.广的
"The height of the bicycle seat is adjustable."
这辆自行车车座的高度可以调节。
近义:rise, elevation, altitude, stature, tallness, heyday
反义:profundity, deepness, pit, abyss, gulf
stupidity
[stju'piditi]
n. 愚蠢;愚行;蠢事;蠢话;
"I couldn't believe my own stupidity."
我干的蠢事我自己都不能相信。
近义:idiocy, imbecility, inanity, asininity, ludicrousness, nonsense
反义:aptness, intellect, invention, argument, knack, mentality