The point of philosophy is to start with something so simple as not to seem worth stating, and to end with something so paradoxical that no one will believe it.
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n. 點;要點;得分;標點;
vt. （意思上）指向;削尖;加標點于;指路;
vi. 表明;指向;
?? point(prick)→點；地點；目的；時刻；使銳利；指示
"Racial tension has reached boiling point ."
種族間的緊張狀態已達到一觸即發的程度。
近義：range, aim, hone, sharpen, strap, strop
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
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. 開始;動身;開動;起點;
vt.& vi. 出發，啟程;
vt. 起動;提出（問題）;開辦;使開始;
vi. 起始;突然出現;突然跳起;突然涌出;
"The students return in October for the start of the new academic year."
學生于十月返校，開始新學年的學習。
近義：begin, commence, open, implement, induct, initiate
反義：realize, stop, terminate, accomplish, clinch, close
v. 好像，仿佛;似乎;裝作;看來好像;
?? 看（see）上去模（m）糊:視乎- 似乎
"I seem to have accumulated a lot of books."
我好像已經收集了很多書。
近義：look, appear
adj. 值得的;有…的價值;等值的;有…的財產;
n. 財富，財產;價值;
"Each answer is worth 20 points."
每題為20分。
近義：merit, price, pricing, rate, value, worthiness
反義：insignificance, slightness, insignificancy