Weary the path that does not challenge. Doubt is an incentive to truth and patient inquiry leadeth the way.
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n. 懷疑,疑慮;未確定;
vt. 懷疑,疑惑;
vi. 不確定,不能肯定或懷疑;
?? doubt二→二種狀態(tài)→懷疑
"a feeling of doubt and uncertainty"
遲疑不定的感受
近義:disbelieve, hesitation, hesitate, mistrust, question, stagger
反義:prove, reassure, verify, vouch, check, demonstrate
n. 動(dòng)機(jī);刺激;誘因;鼓勵(lì);
adj. 刺激性的;鼓勵(lì)性質(zhì)的;
?? in向內(nèi),進(jìn)入+cent唱歌+ive名詞后綴→把精神唱進(jìn)去→激勵(lì)
"It's the biggest financial incentive ever dangled before British footballers."
這是歷來(lái)對(duì)英國(guó)足球運(yùn)動(dòng)員的最大經(jīng)濟(jì)誘惑.
近義:hypo, incitement, inducement, motivation, perk, prod
反義:hindrance, hitch, holdback, holdup, hurdle, impediment
n. 真理;真相,事實(shí);忠實(shí),忠誠(chéng);現(xiàn)實(shí),現(xiàn)實(shí)性;
?? tru相信,真實(shí)+th抽象名詞 →事實(shí),真理
"He adjured them to tell the truth."
他要求他們講真話。
近義:honesty, reality, reliability, sooth, substantiality, truthfulness
反義:hypocrisy, imposture, meretriciousness, phoniness, spuriousness, truthlessness
adj. 有耐性的;能容忍的;
n. 患者;病人;病號(hào);
?? pati病+ent表示人→病人
"a drug that disposes the patient towards sleep"
使病人想睡覺(jué)的藥
近義:sufferer, tolerant, inactive, indifferent, passive, submissive
反義:anxious, exasperated, annoyed
n. 調(diào)查,審查;詢問(wèn),質(zhì)問(wèn),質(zhì)詢,追究;探究;打聽(tīng);
?? inquir=inquire詢問(wèn)+y表名詞 →質(zhì)詢
"Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem."
許多家長(zhǎng)迫切要求調(diào)查這個(gè)問(wèn)題.
近義:hunt, indagation, inquest, inquisition, inspection, investigation
反義:rejoinder, reply, response
adj. 疲倦的;困乏的;令人厭倦[生厭,發(fā)膩]的;感到厭倦的;
vt.& vi. (使)疲乏,(使)厭煩;
v. 疲倦,疲乏;厭倦,厭煩;渴望,切望;
?? 穿(wear)衣服的丫頭(y)令我 厭倦的
"Her face looked strained and weary."
她的臉色顯得憔悴疲憊。
近義:overwork, pall, spend, surfeit, tire, tucker
反義:heal, hush, appease, lighten, lull, assuage