What an absurd thing it is to pass over all the valuable parts of a man, and fix our attention on his infirmities.
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adj. 荒谬的;荒唐的;无理性的，杂乱无章的;荒诞主义的，荒诞的;
n. 无价值，无意义;
💡 surd-, -surd 表”愚蠢的,荒唐的”##a, ab, abs 前缀;表示来自,离开
"That uniform makes the guards look absurd."
警卫们穿着那种制服看起来怪模怪样的。
近义：illogical, inane, irrational, laughable, lost, ludicrous
反义：irrefragable, axiomatic
vt.& vi. 走过;通过;批准;度过;
vt. 传球;及格;发生;不要;
n. 通道;通行证;关口;越过;
💡 pass(pass)→通过；经过；传递；使及格；度过
"I'm not old enough for my bus pass yet!"
我还不到领取免费乘车票的年龄。
近义：outpace, overtake, lapse, occur, elapse, happen
反义：flop, flunk, founder
adj. 贵重的，宝贵的;有价值的;可评估的;
n. 贵重物品，财宝;
💡 valu=value价值+able形容词后缀→有价值的
"However, to my brother they are very valuable."
然而，对我弟弟来说，它们是很珍贵的。
近义：helpful, immeasurable, appreciated, inappreciable, inestimable, loved
反义：inexpensive, knockdown, downscale, downmarket, cheaply
n. 注意，注意力;照料，关怀;殷勤;
int. [口令]立正;
💡 at向+tent延伸+ion表名词 →伸展出去听别人讲 →注意力
"He nodded absently, his attention absorbed by the screen."
他专心注视着屏幕，只是心不在焉地点了点头。
近义：heedfulness, application, industriousness, intentness, interest, mindfulness
反义：apathy, impassiveness, impassivity, indifference, indolence, lassitude
n. 事件，形势;东西，事物;家伙;事业;
"She was the only thing that made life bearable."
只因有了她生活才可以过得下去。
近义：item, knickknack, article, object, tchotchke, thingamabob
prep. （表示方向）越过;（部份或全部覆盖）在…上面;由于;（表示论及）关于;
adv. 结束;再;（倒）下;从一边至另一边;
adj. 过去的;外面的;在上的;上级的;
n. 额外;剩余;剩余（或多余）的量;剩余物;
int. [电信学]报文完，请回复！;
vt. 走过，跳过;[美国方言]从…恢复过来;
"The government did an about-turn over nuclear energy."
政府对核能的态度来了个180度的大转变。
近义：above, on, up, regarding, relating, respecting
反义：under, below, beneath