I happen to feel that the degree of a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting attitudes she can bring to bear on the same topic.
?? 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
vi. 發生;碰巧;出現;偶然遇到;
?? hap(luck)+pen(動詞后綴)→發生；偶然發生；碰巧
"It's frightening to think it could happen again."
想到此事可能再次發生就使人不寒而栗。
近義：arise, issue, occur, pass, supervene, transpire
n. 人;（語法）人稱;身體;容貌;
?? person-, parson- 表”人類”
"The aforementioned person was seen acting suspiciously."
有人看見前面提到的那個人行動可疑。
近義：individual, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke, blighter
反義：assemblage, assembly, mass, mob, multitude, party
n. 智力;聰穎;情報;情報機構;
?? intel在…中間+lig選擇，收集+ence名詞后綴→從中選出好的→智力
"She used her good looks to compensate her lack of intelligence."
她利用她漂亮的外表來彌補智力的不足.
近義：aptness, intellect, invention, argument, knack, mentality
adv. 直接地;不久，立即;正好地，恰好地;坦率地;
conj. 一…就…;
?? di使...變成+rect直+ly…地 →direct直接的+ly...地 → 直接地
"My salary is paid directly into my bank."
我的工資直接撥到我的銀行。
近義：right, straight, straightaway, straightway, direct, openly
反義：surreptitiously, desguisedly, later, next, presently, shortly
n. 數字;數量;號碼;編號;
v. 標號;總計;把…算作;
?? numer, number 表示”數字”;”計算”,”估算”
"The number of people employed in agriculture has fallen in the last decade."
過去十年，農業從業人數已經下降。
近義：numerate, reckon, recount, sum, tally, cipher
反義：remove, subduct, take, withdraw, deduct
n. 主題;話題，論題;標題，細目;
?? top題目+ic...學→題目，論題
"a topic much discussed in barrooms across the country"
全國各地酒吧間議論紛紛的話題
近義：issue, item, matter, motif, particular, point