It was necessary first to arrive at that degree of sophistication where we no longer set our own belief against ourneighbour's superstition.
不用自己的信仰去反對我們鄰居的迷信。
新概念英語第四冊
Lesson 44 Patterns of culture
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adj. 必要的;強制的;必然的;不可避免的;
n. 必需品;
?? necess必要 + ary 表示有...性質的， → a.必要的；必然的
"Vitamin D is necessary to aid the absorption of calcium from food."
從食物中吸取鈣需靠維生素D的幫助。
近義：indispensable, inevitable, mandatory, needful, obligatory, obliged
反義：needless, pointless, profitless, purposeless, redundant, reiterative
vi. 到達，來;發生;
?? ar一再+rive河→到達河邊→達到目標→到達
"Arrive two days early in order to acclimatize."
提前兩天到達以便適應新環境。
近義：come, get
反義：migrate, absquatulate, retire, retreat, scat, transmigrate
n. 老練，精明;強詞奪理，詭辯;偽品，摻雜品;有教養;
?? soph(wise)+istication(名詞后綴)→世故；良好教養；復雜
"Despite her scruffy clothes, there was an air of sophistication about her."
盡管她衣衫襤褸, 但神態老練世故.
近義：intricacy, complexity
反義：homeliness, ingenuousness, innocence, artlessness, naivete, naivety
prep. 反對;對…不利;緊靠;以防;
?? gain =against (反對)#詞根助記：反對
"Ten people voted in favour, five against and two abstained."
十人投票贊成，五人反對，兩人棄權。
近義：athwart, agin
n. 迷信;迷信行為;<古>邪教;
?? super在…上面+stit站+ion名詞后綴→站在人理智之上的東西→迷信
"According to superstition, breaking a mirror brings bad luck."
按照迷信的說法，摔碎鏡子會帶來噩運。
近義：fetichism
反義：incertitude, incredulity, mistrust, scepsis, scepticism, unbelief