Iron rusts from disuse; stagnant water loses its purity and in cold weather becomes frozen; even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind.
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adj. 不流動的，停滯的;污濁的;不景氣的;遲鈍的，呆笨的;
?? stagn站+ant形容詞后綴→站著不走→停滯的
"Due to low investment, industrial output has remained stagnant."
由于投資少, 工業生產一直停滯不前.
近義：inert, motionless, paralysed, paralyzed, retrograde, standing
反義：outcoming, outreaching, advanced, advancing, creeping, developed
n. [化學]純度;純潔，純凈;清潔，清白，清廉;（語言）純正;
?? pur純潔+ity名詞后綴 → 純凈，純正
"The students are asked to prove the purity of copper."
要求學生們檢驗銅的純度.
近義：neatness, pureness, tidiness, clarity, cleanliness, cleanness
反義：mess, muddiness, nastiness, shabbiness, slatternliness, sloppiness
n. 心，精神，心力，知，智力，智慧;心胸，頭腦，人;愿望，目的，意向，意志，決心，見解，意見;記憶，記性，記憶力，回想;
vi. 介意;注意;
vt. 專心于;介意;愿意做;照顧;
?? mind→心；意志；精神；理性；智力；注意；開會；介意
"His mind reached after an understanding of the problem."
他開動腦筋,想弄懂這個問題.
近義：heed, attend, ware, beware, follow, care
n. 鐵器，鐵制品;熨斗，烙鐵;堅強;腳鐐;
adj. 鐵制的，含鐵的;堅強的，頑強的;殘酷的;堅忍不拔的;
vt. 熨燙;給…上腳鐐手銬;給…裝鐵具;用鐵鑄成;
vi. 熨衣;（衣服等）被燙平;
?? 矮人”（諧音）(ir)站在(on) 鐵上
"a corrugated iron roof"
波紋鐵屋頂
近義：press, shoe, fe, persevering, persistent, tenacious
反義：ruck, rumple, wimple, crease, muss, cockle
disuse
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n. 不被使用, 廢棄\\nvt. 停止使用, 廢止
近義：oblivion, obsolescence, obsoleteness, desuetude
反義：occupy, ply, utilise, utilize, deploy, employ
n. 水;雨水;海水;海域;
v. 給…澆水;供以水;加水稀釋;流淚;
?? 字母W像水的波浪，聯想到水。
"A gentle wind disturbed the surface of the water."
微風拂動水面.
近義：irrigate, squirt, douche, weep, blubber, boohoo