I find the whole business of religion profoundly interesting. But it does mystify me that otherwise intelligent people take it seriously.
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n. 宗教;支配自己生活的大事;教派;心愛的事物;
?? relig=rely依賴+ ion 名詞后綴 → 用來依賴的 → 宗教;宗教信仰
"Is there always a conflict between science and religion?"
科學和宗教信仰之間是否永遠存在著沖突?
近義:creed, faith
反義:godlessness
adj. 令人感興趣的,有趣的;引起興趣的;有趣的;令人關注的;
?? inter 表示“在…之間,相互” +est表示最高級“最.+ ing [名詞后綴]表示行為、狀態、情況及其他 → adj.有趣的,引人入勝的
"an interesting collage of 1960s songs"
有趣的20世紀60年代歌曲的收藏集
近義:important, absorbing
反義:importunate, importune, inopportune, irksome, arid, irritating
adv. 否則;另外;別的方式;
adj. 別的,另外的;不同的;
conj. 否則,不然;
?? other另外的+wise方向,狀態 →要不然
"If he had done otherwise, I should have thought him a rascal."
如果他不這樣做, 我就認為他是個惡棍.
近義:other, unequal, unlike, different, dissimilar, diverse
反義:indeed, really, strictly, truly, actually
adj. 聰明的;理解力強的;有智力的;[計]智能的;
?? intellig知識界 + ent表示具有...性質的 → 智能型的;有才智的,聰明的
"You're too intelligent to fall for his flattery."
你很聰明,不會受他的阿諛奉承所惑。
近義:logical, astute, perceptive, percipient, perspicacious, practical
反義:idiot, idiotic, ignorant, moronic, naive, noodleheaded
n. 人,人類;居民;人民;種族;
vt. 居住于,布滿;使住滿人,在…殖民;把動物放養在;
?? popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我討厭和沒有幽默感的人打交道。
近義:populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反義:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
adv. 認真地;嚴肅地;嚴重地;
?? serious嚴肅的 + ly ...地→ adv. 認真地;嚴重地,嚴肅地
"Her father is seriously ill in St Luke's hospital."
她父親住在圣路加醫院,病情很重。
近義:owlishly, responsibly, unsmilingly, earnestly, gravely
反義:casually