An author is a fool who, not content with boring those he lives with, insists on boring future generations.
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n. 著作家;作者;創造者;發起人;
vt. 創作出版;
?? aug, auc, auth 增加,增長#詞根助記：auth 增加 + -or 人 -> 促進,發起,創造 -> 創作 -> 作家,著者
"After the play they called for the author to show himself."
劇終之后他們請求編劇和大家見面.
近義：issue, publish, artificer, maker, originator, builder
n. 內容;（書等的）目錄;滿足;容量;
?? con全部+tent握住→全部拿住→內容，容量；滿足的
"He seemed more content, less bitter."
他看起來比較滿意，不那么失望。
近義：volume, contents, pleased, satisfied, chuffed, contented
反義：pain, roil, undeceive, vex, disillusionize, disillusionise
adj. 無聊的，無趣的;令人厭煩的;單調的，乏味的;
n. 鉆孔;鉆屑;
v. 令人厭煩(bore的現在分詞);
?? bor無聊 + ing 名詞后綴，表狀態 → 令人厭煩的,乏味的,無聊的
"She had to entertain some boring local bigwigs."
她不得不款待當地一些無聊的大人物。
近義：perforating, perforation, piercing, punching, drilling, humdrum
反義：important, absorbing
adj. 將來的，未來的;[語法學]將來時的;
n. 前途;[美國俚語]未婚妻;期貨;
?? futur- 【拉丁傳入法語】表示將來的某種狀態
"We all work hard in the interests of our future."
我們都為我們自己的將來而努力工作.
近義：next, oncoming, unborn, coming, forthcoming
反義：prior
n. 愚人，傻瓜;受騙者;有癖好的人;受愚弄的人;
vt. 愚弄，欺騙;浪費，虛度;鬧笑話;游手好閑;
vi. 開玩笑;欺騙;戲弄;
adj. 愚蠢的;傻的;
"Don't be such a bloody fool."
別像個大傻瓜似的。
近義：hoax, hoodwink, humbug, inveigle, outmaneuver, bamboozle
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"This is the sixth book I've written, which isn't bad for a guy who's only read two."
— George Burns