Philosophy consists very largely of one philosopher arguing that all others are jackasses. He usually proves it, and I should add that he also usually proves that he is one himself.
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n. 哲學(xué);哲學(xué)體系，哲學(xué)思想;生活信條;哲理;
?? philo愛(ài)+sophy智慧→愛(ài)智慧→哲學(xué)
"the mechanistic philosophy that compares the brain to a computer"
將人腦比作電腦的機(jī)械論哲學(xué)
近義：ideology, conviction
adv. 大部分地，主要地;大規(guī)模地;豐富地;
?? large大的 + ly ...地 → ad.大部分；大量地
"The case against him was largely circumstantial."
對(duì)他不利的案情大多為間接推測(cè)的。
近義：mainly, mostly, principally, vastly, widely, thoroughly
反義：succinctly, briefly, concisely, concretely, definitively, finally
n. 哲學(xué)家，哲人;思想家，學(xué)者;豁達(dá)的人;愛(ài)賣(mài)弄大道理者;
?? philo愛(ài)+soph智慧+er者→哲學(xué)家，思想家
"the Greek philosopher Aristotle"
希臘哲學(xué)家亞里士多德
近義：thinker, philosophe
adv. 通常，經(jīng)常，平常，慣常地;一直，向來(lái);動(dòng)不動(dòng)，一般;素;
?? usual通常的+ly副詞后綴→通常地，慣常地
"The discovery of distillation is usually accredited to the Arabs of the 11th century."
通常認(rèn)為，蒸餾法是阿拉伯人在11世紀(jì)發(fā)明的。
近義：invariably, mostly, normally, oft, often, oftentimes
反義：infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes
pron. （反身代詞）他自己;（用以加強(qiáng)語(yǔ)氣）他親自，他本人;
"Yielding himself to his feelings of worthlessness, he tried to kill himself."
他總是覺(jué)得自己一無(wú)是處, 便企圖自殺.
近義：herself, him, itself, oneself, themselves, yourself