Compassion and love are not mere luxuries. As the source of both inner and external peace, they are fundamental to the continued survival of our species.
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n. 憐憫，同情;惻隱之心;
?? com共同+passion熱情→用共同的熱情幫助人 → 同情，憐憫
"He was mouthing the usual platitudes about the need for more compassion."
他言不由衷地說了些需要更加同情之類的陳腔濫調(diào).
近義：leniency, mercy, pity, ruth, sorriness, succor
反義：heartlessness, inclemency, inhumanity, insidiousness, mercilessness, rage
n. 根源，本源;源頭，水源;原因;提供消息的人;
vt. （從…）獲得;發(fā)起;向…提供消息;尋求（尤指供貨）的來源;
vi. 原料來源;起源;尋求來源;尋求生產(chǎn)商（或提供商）;
?? source(rise)→泉源；源頭
"I've heard from a reliable source that company is running very badly."
我已從一位可靠人士那兒獲悉,這家公司經(jīng)營(yíng)得非常糟糕.
近義：resort, resource, procedence, provenance, provenience, root
adj. 外面的，外部的;表面上的;外用的;外國(guó)的;
n. 外部，外面;外觀;外部情況;
?? exter出去+nal=al...的 → 出去的 →在外面的 →外部的
"The accounts have to be audited by a firm of external auditors."
這些賬目必須由一家外聘審計(jì)員的公司來稽查.
近義：appearance, image, look, looks, aspect, seeming
反義：inside, interior, inward, medullary, systemic, intern
adj. 基礎(chǔ)的，基本的，根本的，重要的，原始的，主要的，十分重大的;[物]基頻的，基諧波的;[樂]基音的;
n. 原理，原則，基本，根本，基礎(chǔ);[樂]基音;[物]基頻，基諧波;
?? funda=fund基礎(chǔ)+ment表名詞+al...的 → 基礎(chǔ)的，根本的
"The argument is full of fundamental flaws."
這段論述充滿根本性的錯(cuò)誤。
近義：inherent, medullary, overriding, pithy, pivotal, primal
反義：associate, attache, parallel, auxiliary, accessorial, accessory
n. 幸存，生存;幸存者;遺物;遺風(fēng);
?? sur=super超過+viv活+al名詞后綴→經(jīng)過事故活著→幸存
"The doctor told my wife I had a fifty - fifty chance of survival."
醫(yī)生告訴我的妻子,說我活下去的可能性只有50%.
近義：livelihood, subsistence, survivorship, sustenance
反義：killing, liquidation, obliteration, dejection, destruction, elimination
n. 物種;種類;類型;[邏輯] 個(gè)體;
?? spec(see)+ies(名詞后綴)→種類
"The book described the adaptation of desert species to the hot conditions."
這本書描繪了沙漠物種對(duì)炎熱環(huán)境的適應(yīng).
近義：race, pedigree, breed, blood, kind