I do not consider it an insult, but rather a compliment, to be called an agnostic. I do not pretend to know where many ignorant men are sure a€“- that is all agnosticism means.
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vt.& vi. 考慮;把（某人，某事）看作…，認為（某人，某事）如何;考慮，細想;
vt. 考慮;認為;看重;以為;
vi. 仔細考慮;深思;
?? con共同+sid坐+er表名詞→坐在一起思考→考慮
"They consider him to be nothing but an imposter."
他們認為他不過是個騙子而已.
近義：hold, assume, mull, opine, perpend, ponder
反義：ignore, neglect, overleap, overlook, overrule, pass
vt. 侮辱，凌辱;辱罵;損害;
?? in進入+sult跳→踩到別人的臉上→侮辱
"Go on, insult me! I dare you!"
好，你侮辱我吧！我諒你也不敢！
近義：impugn, injure, jeer, malign, miff, mistreat
反義：apotheosize, honor, hurrah, applaud, laud, magnify
n. 恭維;敬意;道賀，賀詞;致意;
vt. 向…道賀;稱贊;向…致意;
?? com全部+pli滿，填滿+ment名詞后綴→[讓人]+分滿足→恭維[別人]
"The manager paid her a compliment on her work."
經理贊揚了她的工作.
近義：laud, praise, joy, congratulate, eulogize, extol
反義：attack, recuse, reproach, batter, hammer, censure
n. 不可知論者;
adj. 不可知論（者）的;
?? a不+gnost知道+ic...的→不知道的→ 不可知論的
"You grew up in an agnostic household and have never been able to bring yourself to believe in God."
你在一個信奉不可知論的家庭里長大，一直都無法信仰上帝。
近義：misbeliever, nonbeliever, atheist, skeptic, unbeliever, disbeliever
反義：votary, worshiper, worshipper, devotee
vt. 假裝，偽裝;假稱;裝扮;
vi. 扮演;自稱;假裝，矯作;
adj. 仿制的;
?? pre提前+tend延伸→提前伸出想好借口 → 假裝，借口
"So you don't need to pretend, do you?"
所以你不必裝假了, 對 吧 ?
近義：purport, represent, sham, simulate, dissemble, fake
adj. 無知的，愚昧的;由無知引起的;無學識的;
?? i=in不+gnor知道+ant...的 →無知的
"He's ignorant about modern technology."
他對現代科技一無所知。
近義：ignoramus, philistine, illiterate, silly, stupid, tomfool
反義：highbrow, initiate, sage, savant, scholar, stager