Boredom is a sign of satisfied ignorance, blunted apprehension, crass sympathies, dull understanding, feeble powers of attention, and irreclaimable weakness of character.
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n. 符號;手勢;跡象;指示牌;
vt.& vi. 簽名;打手勢;
?? sign(mark)→記號；征兆；簽字；做手勢；表示
"Sign your name in the blank space below."
把名字簽在下面的空白處。
近義：legalize, authenticate, seal, stamp, subscribe, undersign
反義：abrogate, negate, nullify, outlaw, quash, repeal
n. 無知，愚昧;蒙;
?? i不+gnor知道+ance名詞后綴 →無知，愚昧
"They were at last freed from the fetters of ignorance."
他們終于從愚昧無知的束縛中解脫出來。
近義：nescience, philistinism, unacquaintance, unawareness, unfamiliarity, benightedness
反義：idea, learning, notion, background, sageness, sapience
n. 不安，憂慮，憂懼;理解（力），領悟，了解;拘捕;
?? ap加強+prehens抓住+ion表名詞→能抓住的 →理解(力),領悟
"There is growing apprehension that fighting will begin again."
人們愈來愈擔心會重開戰火。
近義：anxiety, misgiving, qualm, queasiness, restlessness, sorrow
反義：assurance, assuredness, positiveness, unambiguousness, certainty, certitude
vt. 理解，懂得;熟知，通曉;獲知，理解;諒解;
vi. 理解，懂得;表示同情或諒解;據說;
n. 認識，了解;諒解;知識;
adj. 能諒解的;寬容的;通情達理的;
?? under下+stand站立+ing名詞后綴 → 理解
"an imperfect understanding of English"
對英語的不透徹理解
近義：idea, insight, knowledge, assimilation, notion, perception
反義：incoherence, incomprehension, disagreement, inharmony, nonapproval, nonconformity
n. 注意，注意力;照料，關懷;殷勤;
int. [口令]立正;
?? at向+tent延伸+ion表名詞 →伸展出去聽別人講 →注意力
"He nodded absently, his attention absorbed by the screen."
他專心注視著屏幕，只是心不在焉地點了點頭。
近義：heedfulness, application, industriousness, intentness, interest, mindfulness
反義：apathy, impassiveness, impassivity, indifference, indolence, lassitude
n. 弱點，缺點;軟弱，優柔寡斷;弱，衰弱，虛弱;〈口〉偏愛，癖好;
?? weak虛弱的+ness表名詞 →懦弱，虛弱
"The sudden weakness in her legs made her stumble."
她突然兩腿發軟踉蹌了一下。
近義：puniness, weakening, weariness, exinanition, debility, destructibility
反義：heart, impetuosity, impetus, impulsiveness, ardour, mastery