Although mankind has undergone no general improvement in intelligence or morality, it has made extraordinary progress in the accumulation of knowledge.
雖然人類有智力和道德上沒有得到普遍提高,但在知識積累方面卻取得了巨大的進步。
新概念英語第四冊 Lesson 22 Knowledge and progress

?? 句中詞匯解析

從本句中提取的重要詞匯

mankind [m?n'ka?nd] 詞頻1
n. 人類;男性,男子;
?? man人+kind 種類→ n.人類
"the history of mankind"
人類的歷史
近義:humanity, humankind, humans, man, civilization
general ['d??nr?l] 詞頻1 詞根: gen
adj. 大致的;綜合的;總的,全體的;普遍的; n. 上將;一般;一般原則;常規;
?? gener出生,產生+al形容詞后綴→出生[一般]→普通的n.總論
"These difficulties are general among people of his age."
這些困難在他那個年齡的人中普遍存在.
近義:total, unspecific, vague, universal, gp, intermutual 反義:particular, especial, special, concrete, definite
improvement [?m'pr?vm?nt] 詞頻2 詞根: im
n. 改進,改善,改良,增進,進步;(美)裝修,改良措施;利用,活用;更優秀的人,更進步的人;
?? im 加以..+ prov 測試,證明+ e + ment 表示行為、行為的過程或結果 → n.改進,改善;改進處
"Despite signs of an improvement in the economy, there is no room for complacency."
盡管在經濟方面有改善的跡象,但仍不容自滿。
近義:headway, increase, melioration, progress, promotion, recovery 反義:impairment, loss, staleness, worsening, damage, decline
intelligence [?n't?l?d??ns] 詞頻2 詞根: intel
n. 智力;聰穎;情報;情報機構;
?? intel在…中間+lig選擇,收集+ence名詞后綴→從中選出好的→智力
"She used her good looks to compensate her lack of intelligence."
她利用她漂亮的外表來彌補智力的不足.
近義:aptness, intellect, invention, argument, knack, mentality
morality [m??r?l?t?] 詞頻4 詞根: mor
n. 道德;道德準則;品德高尚的行為;道德觀;
?? mor 道德+ ality 表示狀態、情況、性質 → n. 道德,(行為等的)道德性;德行,品行;道德觀,道德規范
"Can all our efforts towards morality prevail over the forces of evil?"
我們為提倡倫理道德所做的努力能夠戰勝邪惡的力量 嗎 ?
近義:morals, ethic, ethics 反義:immodesty, impudicity, indecency, iniquity, nefariousness, obscenity

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