What is the first business of one who practices philosophy? To get rid of self-conceit. For it is impossible for anyone to begin to learn that which he thinks he already knows.
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philosophy [f?'lɑs?fi] 詞頻2 詞根: phil
n. 哲學;哲學體系,哲學思想;生活信條;哲理;
?? philo愛+sophy智慧→愛智慧→哲學
"the mechanistic philosophy that compares the brain to a computer"
將人腦比作電腦的機械論哲學
近義:ideology, conviction
conceit [k?n'sit] 詞頻3 詞根: con
n. 自負;幻想;思想,觀點;巧妙構思; v. 幻想;〈古〉理解;
?? con全部+ceit拿出→拿出架子→自負,幻想,狂妄
"The ill-advised conceit of the guardian angel dooms the film from the start."
對守護天使的蹩腳設計弄巧成拙,從一開始就注定這部電影要失敗。
近義:immodesty, insolence, jactitation, arrogance, arrogancy, ostentation 反義:peccancy, vice, viciousness, vitium, corruption, depravity
impossible [?m'pɑs?bl] 詞頻1 詞根: im
adj. 不可能的,做不到的;難以忍受的;不會有的,不能相信的; n. 不可能;不可能的事;
?? im不,無,非+possible可能的→不可能的
"She was such a contrary child—it was impossible to please her."
這孩子老跟人作對,沒法讓她高興。
近義:impracticable, unachievable, unattainable, unfeasible, unreachable, unrealizable 反義:approachable, incidental, likely, obtainable, attainable, open
anyone ['?n?'w?n] 詞頻1
pron. 任何人;任何一個;誰;
?? any任何+one一個→任何一個
"Older workers can be as adaptable and quick to learn as anyone else."
較年長的工人的適應能力和學習速度有時并不亞于其他任何人。
近義:any, anybody, one, somebody, someone, whoever
first [f?st] 詞頻1
n. 第一,最初;頭等;一號,;[樂]高音部; adv. 最早,最初;首次;寧愿;優先; adj. 第一流的;最初的,最早的;基本的,概要的;高音的; num. 第一;
?? 泰森 第一拳(fist)打在稻草(r)人身上,訓練
"Freud first mentioned this concept in his paper'On Narcissism '."
弗洛伊德在他的論文《論自戀》中首次提到了這個概念.
近義:initial, beginning, prime, foremost, initiative, preliminary 反義:hindermost, hindmost, latest, latter, rearmost, utmost
business [?b?zn?s] 詞頻1
n. 商業,交易;生意;事務,業務;職業,行業;
?? 在公共汽車(bus)里面(in)一只鵝(e)和兩條蛇(ss)正在做 生意
"The availability of cheap long - term credit would help small business."
低利息的 長期 貸款對小型企業會有幫助.
近義:negotiation, trade, trading, traffic, biz, commerce 反義:individual

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