The universe seems neither benign nor hostile, merely indifferent.
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n. 宇宙;天地萬物; 經(jīng)驗領域;
?? uni一個+vers轉(zhuǎn)向+e→統(tǒng)一旋轉(zhuǎn)→宇宙
"Scientists disagree about how the universe was created."
科學家對宇宙是怎樣形成的有分歧。
近義：world, cosmos
neither
['nie?]
adj. （兩者）都不的;
pron. 兩者都不;
adv. 兩個都不;既不…也不;
conj. 也不;既不;
?? n(not)+either→既非；皆不；兩者都不
"Neither party is willing to compromise and herein lies the problem."
雙方都不愿意妥協(xié)，問題就在這里。
近義：no, either
反義：likewise, moreover, too, withal, besides, then
adj. 溫和的，仁慈的;善良的;有利于健康的;[醫(yī)]良性的;
?? beni(well)+gn(=gen,to produce)→(人)和藹可親的；(氣候等)溫和的；(病等)良性的
"Martha is a benign old lady."
瑪莎是個仁慈的老婦人.
近義：innocuous, inoffensive, kind, mild, offenceless, safe
反義：malevolent, malicious, malign, noxious, baleful, twisted
adj. 敵人的，敵對的;懷有敵意的;不利的;
n. 敵對者，敵對物;敵方;
?? host敵人+ile...的 → 敵意的
"The speaker got a hostile reception from the audience."
演講人遭到了聽眾喝倒彩。
近義：inimical, litigious, opposing, pernicious, polemic, pugnacious
反義：hearty, hospitable, approachable, kind, kindly, likable
adv. 僅僅，只不過;只是;純粹;全然;
?? mere僅僅 + ly...的 → ad.僅僅，只不過
"Do you really want to go or are you merely being amiable?"
你是真的想去呢,還是僅僅為了表示友好?
近義：just, only, purely, simply, solely, but
adj. 漠不關心的;無關緊要的;中立的;中等的;
?? in不，無，非+different不同的→與眾不同的 →冷漠的
"The government cannot afford to be indifferent to public opinion."
政府不可不關注輿論。
近義：aboulic, apathetic, impassive, imperviable, impervious, inactive
反義：impassioned, insistent, ardent, keen, lively, passionate