you are conditioned by the conventions of the community to such a degree that it is very difficult to conceive of anything really destructive.
社團的風俗習慣會嚴格地制約你，使你很難有破壞性的想法。
新概念英語第四冊
Lesson 45 Of men and galaxies
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 社區;社會團體;共同體;[生態] 群落;
?? com共同+mun公共的+ity狀態→公共狀態→社會，社區
"The development was bitterly opposed by the local community."
這一開發項目遭到了當地社區的憤怒抵制。
近義：aristoi, society, collectivity, group, guild, commonwealth
反義：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
adj. 困難的;難做的;難解的;不易相處的;
?? dif不+fic做+ult表名詞→不好做→困難的
"The short story is a difficult art form to master."
短篇小說是一種很難掌握的藝術形式。
近義：rough, troublesome, complicated, arduous, intricate, labored
反義：uncomplicated, basic, cushy, doss, easy, facile
vt.& vi. 懷孕;構思;想像，設想;持有;
vi. 懷孕;設想;考慮;
?? con共同+ceive拿，抓，握住→想象；構想
"You may conceive a new world in the atomic age."
你可以設想出原子時代的新世界.
近義：visualize, imagine, surmise, figure, ideate, invent
adv. 真，真正;實在，果真;實際上;事實上;
?? real真實的+ly表副詞 →真正地
"Tom was really hungry and ate up everything served."
湯姆確實餓壞了,把端到桌上的東西吃得精光.
近義：honestly, indeed, just, authentically, particularly, properly
反義：hypocritically, insincerely, lyingly, meretriciously, misleadingly, untruthfully
adj. 破壞性的;毀滅性的;有害的;
?? de毀+struct建立+ive...的 → destruct毀滅+ive...的 → 毀滅(性)的
"the destructive power of modern weapons"
現代武器的毀滅性力量
近義：hurtful, killing, malign, noxious, obnoxious, pernicious
反義：inspirational, inspiring, moralizing, uplifting, edifying