Why is it that we entertain the belief that for every purpose odd numbers are the most effectual?

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entertain [,?nt?'ten] 詞頻2 詞根: enter
vt. 熱情款待;使有興趣;抱著,懷有;考慮; vi. 熱情款待;
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"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:regale, cater, court, feast, fete, host 反義:overfatigue, overtire, overwork, pall, spend, tucker
purpose ['p?p?s] 詞頻1 詞根: pos
n. 意志;目的;作用;(進行中的)行動; vt. 有意;打算;企圖(做);決意(做);
?? pur始終+pose放→始終放的東西→目的,意圖
"We spoke to little purpose — his mind was clearly made up already."
我們說的話幾乎不起作用,他顯然已下定決心了.
近義:intend, consider, appoint, ascribe, denote, designate
belief [b?'lif] 詞頻2
n. 信,信任;信念,意見;信條;
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"I admire his passionate belief in what he is doing."
我佩服他對自己的工作所抱的堅定信心。
近義:idea, judgement, judgment, knowledge, assurance, notion 反義:incredulity, astonishment, misgiving, mistrust, stun, stupefaction
effectual [[i'fekt?u?l]]
a. 有效果的, 會應驗的, 有法律效力的
近義:apt, operative, proficient, qualified, accomplished, active 反義:ineffectual, inefficacious, inefficient, inept, inexpert, inofficious
numbers
n. 數字(number的復數);算術

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