To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.

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argue ['ɑrgj?] 詞頻1
vt. 堅決主張;提出理由證明;說服,勸告;表明,證明; vi. 爭論,辯論;提出理由;
?? argu 解釋
"I'm not disposed to argue."
我無意爭論。
近義:jangle, polemicize, quarrel, quibble, row, spar 反義:accord, acquiesce, chord, coincide, concur, converge
person ['p?sn] 詞頻1 詞根: per
n. 人;(語法)人稱;身體;容貌;
?? person-, parson- 表”人類”
"The aforementioned person was seen acting suspiciously."
有人看見前面提到的那個人行動可疑。
近義:individual, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke, blighter 反義:assemblage, assembly, mass, mob, multitude, party
medicine ['m?dsn] 詞頻1 詞根: medi
n. 醫學;藥物;有功效的東西,良藥;
?? medic醫師+ine名詞后綴 →醫學,內科學
"a distinguished career in medicine"
在醫學領域的輝煌生涯
近義:medicament, medicant, medication, medications, nostrums, pharmacon
reason ['rizn] 詞頻1 詞根: 思考
n. 理由;原因;理性;理智; vt.& vi. 推理,思考;爭辯;辯論;向…解釋;
?? 再(re)生一個(a)兒子(son), 理由是第一個兒子夭折了
"The reason for the flood was that heavy rain."
水災是那場大雨造成的.
近義:ratiocinate, think, conclude, deduce, deduct, motivation 反義:idiocy, applesauce, imbecility, inaccuracy, inanity, mistake
dead [d?d] 詞頻1
adj. 死去的;完全的;無感覺的;呆板的; adv. 完全地;非常;絕對;極度; n. 死者;(死一樣的)寂靜;極寒時候;
?? 呆的,人 死是“呆的
"We don't know whether he's alive or dead."
我們不知道他是死是活。
近義:asleep, numb, numbed, unfeeling, benumbed, unresponsive 反義:mindful, aware, vigilant, wakeful, waking, watchful
renounced
v. 聲明放棄( renounce的過去式和過去分詞 ); 宣布放棄; 宣布與…決裂; 宣布摒棄

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