Every generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it.
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n. 一代人;代（約30年），時代;生殖;產生;
?? gener出生，產生 + ation 表示行為狀態、過程 → n.一代，一代人；產生
"This book was handed down from generation to generation."
這本書世代相傳.
近義：lifetime, period, season, time, chapter, age
adj. 聰明的;理解力強的;有智力的;[計]智能的;
?? intellig知識界 + ent表示具有...性質的 → 智能型的;有才智的,聰明的
"You're too intelligent to fall for his flattery."
你很聰明，不會受他的阿諛奉承所惑。
近義：logical, astute, perceptive, percipient, perspicacious, practical
反義：idiot, idiotic, ignorant, moronic, naive, noodleheaded
pron. (it的反身形式);它自己，它本身;自身，本身;
"The human race has enough weapons to annihilate itself."
人類有足夠的武器滅絕自己。
近義：herself, himself, oneself, themselves, yourself, yourselves