Faith is, at one and the same time, absolutely necessary and altogether impossible.
— Stanislaw Lem
· Faith
?? 名句詞匯解析
從本句名言中提取的重要詞匯，幫助你深度理解這句話
n. 信用，信任;宗教信仰;忠誠;宗教;
int. 實(shí)在，確實(shí);
?? fai(trust)+th(名詞后綴)→信仰；信心
"The workers thought that the boss acted in bad faith."
工人們認(rèn)為老板的行為居心不良.
近義：belief, credence, religion, creed, assurance, sureness
反義：misgiving, mistrust, suspicion, suspiciousness, disbelief, doubtfulness
adv. 絕對地;完全地;毫無疑問地;[語]獨(dú)立地，分離地;
?? ab不+solute松開+ly...地→不松開地→絕對地
"He made it absolutely clear."
他把此事講得一清二楚。
近義：positively, quite, stark, thoroughly, totally, unconditionally
反義：likely, maybe, perchance, perhaps, plausibly, possibly
adj. 必要的;強(qiáng)制的;必然的;不可避免的;
n. 必需品;
?? necess必要 + ary 表示有...性質(zhì)的， → a.必要的；必然的
"Vitamin D is necessary to aid the absorption of calcium from food."
從食物中吸取鈣需靠維生素D的幫助。
近義：indispensable, inevitable, mandatory, needful, obligatory, obliged
反義：needless, pointless, profitless, purposeless, redundant, reiterative
adj. 不可能的，做不到的;難以忍受的;不會有的，不能相信的;
n. 不可能;不可能的事;
?? im不，無，非+possible可能的→不可能的
"She was such a contrary child—it was impossible to please her."
這孩子老跟人作對，沒法讓她高興。
近義：impracticable, unachievable, unattainable, unfeasible, unreachable, unrealizable
反義：approachable, incidental, likely, obtainable, attainable, open
n. 時(shí)間;時(shí)刻;時(shí)代;次;
vt. 為…安排時(shí)間;測定…的時(shí)間;調(diào)準(zhǔn)（機(jī)械的）速度;撥準(zhǔn)（鐘、表）的快慢;
vi. 合拍;和諧;打拍子;
adj. 定時(shí)的;定期的;[美國英語]分期（付款）的;
int. [體育]時(shí)間到，（一場或一局等的）比賽時(shí)限，暫停;
"I can only carry two at a time."
我一次只能帶兩個(gè)。
近義：clock, lifetime, period, season, chapter, aeon
adv. 全部地;完全地;總共;總而言之;
n. 〈口〉裸體;
?? 全部（al=all)一起(together)即 全部
"The train went slower and slower until it stopped altogether."
火車愈來愈慢，最后完全停了。
近義：anywise, jointly, overall, thoroughly, together, totally
反義：partially, partly