The chief contribution of Protestantism to human thought is its massive proof that God is a bore.

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contribution [,kɑntr?'bju??n] 詞頻3 詞根: con
n. 貢獻,捐贈,捐助;捐贈,捐助物;投稿,來稿;[軍](向占領地人民征收的)軍稅;
?? con 共同 + tribut 給予 + ion 抽象名詞 → n. 貢獻,促成作用;捐款,捐獻物;(投給報刊等的)稿件
"to make a contribution to charity"
給慈善事業捐款
近義:help, investment, offering, subsidy, subvention, input
human ['hjum?n] 詞頻1 詞根: hum
n. 人,人類; adj. 人的;有人性的;顯示人類特有弱點的;人本性的;
?? hum土,地+an名詞后綴,屬于...的,傳說人是由土造出的 → 人類
"The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump."
老師打了個比喻,把人的心臟比作水泵。
近義:mortal
massive ['m?s?v] 詞頻3
adj. 大的,重的;大塊的,大量的;魁偉的,結實的;大規模的;
?? mass(塊;團)+ive(形容詞后綴)→大量的;宏偉的;塊狀的
"a massive clear-up operation"
大掃除活動
近義:heavy, huge, immense, lumpy, mammoth, ponderous 反義:ingravid, lightweight, thin, underweight, weightless, filmy
proof [pruf] 詞頻2 詞根: proof
n. 證明;校樣;檢驗;(酒的)標準酒精度; adj. 防…的;抗…的;能抵御;能防范; vt. 給(織物)做防護處理,使防水(或防火等);印…的校樣; vi. [印刷術] 校對;發酵;
?? prob, prov Prob, prov= test, 表示”測試,證明, 檢驗”
"The photo was final proof of her husband's infidelity."
這張照片最終證明了她丈夫的不忠.
近義:rainproof, seal, waterproof, proofread, subedit, edit
chief [t?if] 詞頻1 詞根: 頭
adj. 級別最高的;總的;主要的;最重要的; n. 族長;酋長;首領;主管人員;
?? 欺付(諧音): 首領欺付小弟
"Air Chief Marshal Sir Robin Hall"
空軍上將羅賓?霍爾爵士
近義:head, headman, manager, principal, boss, gaffer 反義:helper, houseboy, lackey, lacquey, maid, manservant
thought [θ?t] 詞頻1
n. 思想;想法;關心;思索; v. 想( think的過去式和過去分詞);思索;以為;認為;
"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."
人們常常認為睡眠在某種意義上來說類似死亡。
近義:idea, intent, meditation, mind, notion, pondering 反義:unintentional, unmeant, unwilled, unwitting, unwilling

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