The fixity of a habit is generally in direct proportion to its absurdity.
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n. 習(xí)慣，習(xí)性;氣質(zhì);宗教服裝;
vt. 給…穿衣服;打扮;
?? habit表示居住 → 久居 → 習(xí)慣；習(xí)性
"He was not in the habit of ogling women."
他沒有盯著女人看個(gè)沒完的習(xí)慣。
近義：practice, prevalence, routine, tradition, usage, usance
反義：oblivion, obsolescence, obsoleteness, desuetude
adv. 一般地，通常;廣泛地，普遍地;概括地;主要地;
?? gener出生+ally...地→出生具有普偏性→通常地；通常強(qiáng)調(diào)普遍性
"It is generally accepted that people are motivated by success."
大多數(shù)人認(rèn)為成功會(huì)推動(dòng)人的積極性.
近義：invariably, mainly, mostly, normally, periodically, regularly
反義：infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes
n. 比，比率;[數(shù)學(xué)]比例（法）;面積;相稱，平衡;
vt. 使成比例;使相稱;使均衡;
?? pro前面+port部分，分開+ion名詞后綴→成分其中一部分→[所占]比例
"Water covers a large proportion of the earth's surface."
水覆蓋了地球表面的大部分。
近義：proportionate, accommodate, adapt, fit, proportionality, balance
反義：hype, magnify, overstate, stretch, dramatize, bulge
adj. 直接的;直的;直系的;率直的;
adv. 直接地;徑直地;直截了當(dāng)?shù)?正好;
vt. （用建議、指示、有益的情報(bào)等）指導(dǎo);導(dǎo)演（戲劇或電影）;指示方向;把…對(duì)準(zhǔn)（某方向或某人）;
vt.& vi. 指導(dǎo)，導(dǎo)演，管理;
vi. 引路;當(dāng)向?qū)?領(lǐng)唱;領(lǐng)奏;
"The army is now under the direct command of General Barton."
陸軍現(xiàn)在由巴頓將軍直接指揮.
近義：nonstop, express, live, snap, undeviating, resolute
反義：mediate, roundabout, oblique, subtle, circuitous, misdirect
n. 荒謬, 悖理, 荒謬的言行
近義：hogwash, illusion, inaccuracy, misinterpretation, mistake, nonsense
反義：cogency, coherency, cohesion, congruity, consistence, consistency
n. 固定性, 不變性, 固定物\\n[醫(yī)] 固定, 入盆(指胎兒頭)
近義：balance, stability, stableness, steadiness, equilibrium, firmness
反義：inconstancy, changeability, changeableness, flukiness