Humor is by far the most significant activity of the human brain.
Edward De Bono  ·  Humor

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significant [s?ɡ'n?f?k?nt] 詞頻3 詞根: sign
adj. 重要的;有意義的;有重大意義的;值得注意的; n. 有意義的事物;象征,標志;
?? sign記號,信號+ific產生…的+ant形容詞后綴→有意義的
"There are no significant differences between the education systems of the two countries."
這兩國的教育制度沒有大的差別。
近義:indicative, key, meaningful, momentous, representative, significative 反義:irregular, nonconforming, atypical, uncharacteristic, uncommon, untypical
activity [?k't?viti] 詞頻1 詞根: act
n. 活動;活躍,敏捷;活動力;教育活動;
?? act行動,做+ivity狀態→活動
"The streets were noisy and full of activity."
街上熙熙攘攘,車水馬龍。
近義:motion, action, job, occupation, profession 反義:idleness, inaction, inertia, laziness, leisure, otioseness
human ['hjum?n] 詞頻1 詞根: hum
n. 人,人類; adj. 人的;有人性的;顯示人類特有弱點的;人本性的;
?? hum土,地+an名詞后綴,屬于...的,傳說人是由土造出的 → 人類
"The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump."
老師打了個比喻,把人的心臟比作水泵。
近義:mortal
brain [bren] 詞頻1
n. 腦;智慧;聰明的人;(群體中)最聰明的人; vt. 打破…的腦袋;打…的頭部;
?? b(不)+rain(雨): 大腦不(b)會進水(rain)
"Being in love must have addled your brain."
墜入愛河必已使你神魂顛倒。
近義:brains, cerebrum, encephalon, cerebral
humor ['hju:m?]
n. 幽默,心情,詼諧; vt. 迎合,牽就,順應;
?? 后綴:or 表示物 英文譯成中文:humor(幽默),coffee(咖啡),tank(坦克),sofa(沙發)
"Humor is laughing at what you have not got when you ought to have it."
能對應有而沒有的東西一笑置之是謂幽默。
近義:humour, oblige, please, satisfy, suit, tickle 反義:reliability, responsibility, sedateness, staidness, thoughtfulness, earnestness

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