A fact is a simple statement that everyone believes. It is innocent, unless found guilty. A hypothesis is a novel suggestion that no one wants to believe. It is guilty, until found effective.
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adj. 簡單的;單純的;易受騙的;天真的;
n. 笨蛋;愚蠢的行為;出身低微者;
?? sim(one by one)+ple(fold)→簡單的；樸素的；單純的
"her austere bedroom with its simple narrow bed"
她那僅有一張窄床的簡陋臥室
近義：uncomplicated, basic, cushy, doss, easy, facile
反義：arduous, intricate, labored, laborious, onerous, painful
n. 聲明;（思想、觀點、文章主題等的）表現;（文字）陳述;結算單;
vi. （英國）對兒童進行特殊教育評估認定;
vt. 申請（小孩）有特殊教育需要;
?? state陳述+ment表名詞→站著說話→聲明立場
"His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings."
他的聲明被視為暗指最近與毒品有關的多起兇殺案。
近義：assertion, asseveration, manifestation, manifesto, attestation, averment
adj. 無辜的，無罪的;清白的;天真無邪的;無知的;
n. 無辜者;頭腦簡單的人;天真無邪的人;
?? in無+noc傷害，毒+ent形容詞后綴→無害的
"I'm not quite so innocent as to believe that."
我還不至于簡單到相信那種事的地步.
近義：kid, bairn, tot, tyke, nipper, boy
反義：fox, malefic, maleficent, malevolent, malign, malignant
vt. 創辦，成立，建立;
v. 發現（ find的過去式）;找到;到達;發覺;
?? found基礎 → 為(房屋等)打基礎，建立，創立
"In some stories, genies are always found inside a lamp or bottle."
在一些故事里, 燈里或瓶子中總是裝有妖怪.
近義：base, ground, establish, institute, mount, rest
反義：invalidate, abrogate, negate, nullify, omit, outlaw
adj. 內疚的;有罪的;
?? guilt內疚 + y...的→ adj.內疚的；有罪的
"The powerful lords were guilty of grinding the villagers under their heels."
那些大領主的罪過是以權勢欺壓村民.
近義：culpable
反義：ingenuous, naif, naive, pure, sincere, blameless
n. 假設，假說;[邏]前提;
?? hypo下面，次等+thesis論文→還不是正式的理論→假說
"The results confirmed his hypothesis on the use of modal verbs."
結果證實了他的關于情態動詞用法的假設.
近義：assumption, postulate, presumption, reasoning, supposition, surmise