I never took hallucinogenic drugs because I never wanted my consciousness expanded one unnecessary iota.
— Fran Lebowitz
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conj. 因為;
?? cause, cuse 表原因,目的;司法程序,訴訟
"He was arrested because of his political affiliation."
他因所屬政黨的關系而被捕。
近義：since, whereas, for, forasmuchas
n. 意識，觀念;知覺;覺悟;感覺;
?? con全部+sci知道+ous形容詞后綴+ness表示抽象名詞 →意識，覺悟，知覺
"I can't remember any more—I must have lost consciousness ."
我想不起來了—我當時一定是失去了知覺。
近義：perception, awareness, cognizance, conscience, alertness
反義：stupor, catalepsy, coma
adj. 不必要的，多余的;無用的，無益的;無須;
?? un 不 + necess 必要+ ary 表示有...性質的 → adj. 不必要的,無用的
"They were found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to animals."
他們因虐待動物而被判有罪。
近義：needless, pointless, profitless, purposeless, redundant, reiterative
反義：important, indispensable, intrinsic, key, main, material
iota
[a?'ot?]
n. 希臘文的第九個字母;極少量，一點兒;
"There is not an iota of truth in his story."
他的故事沒有一點是真的.
近義：hoot, jot, pinch, scrap, sliver, smidgen
v. 拿( take的過去式 );接受;學習;取得;
"A lot of rebuilding took place in the aftermath of the war."
戰后進行了大量的重建工作。
?? Fran Lebowitz 的更多名言
"Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine."