What a time experiences as evil, is usually an untimely echo of what was formerly experienced as good--the atavism of a more ancient ideal.
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adj. 邪惡的,罪惡的;有害的;不幸的,不吉的;品行壞的;
n. 邪惡,罪惡;壞事,惡行;邪惡的力量、勢力或化身;災禍;
?? e 加強或引申意義、使…+vil =base (卑劣的) → n.邪惡;禍害 a.壞的
"the evil effects of racism"
種族主義的惡劣影響
近義:ill, infirmity, malady, complaint, affection, disease
反義:goodness, humane, kind, kindhearted, kindly, loyal
adv. 通常,經常,平常,慣常地;一直,向來;動不動,一般;素;
?? usual通常的+ly副詞后綴→通常地,慣常地
"The discovery of distillation is usually accredited to the Arabs of the 11th century."
通常認為,蒸餾法是阿拉伯人在11世紀發明的。
近義:invariably, mostly, normally, oft, often, oftentimes
反義:infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes
n. 回聲,共鳴;(言語、作風、思想等的)重復;重復者;[無線電]回波;
vt. 重復,效仿;隨聲附和;類似;發射(聲音等);
vi. 被重復;產生回響;充滿回聲;
?? echo-, ech- 表示”聲音 ,噪音”;特備是”回聲”;”重復,模仿”
"There was an echo on the line and I couldn't hear clearly."
電話里有回音,我聽不清楚。
近義:repeat, reecho, resonate, resound, reverberate, boom
adj. 古代的,已往的;古老的,過時的;年老的;老式的;
n. 古代人;古文明國的國民;<古>高齡老人;<古>旗手;
?? anci古老+ent....的 → 古代的
"extant remains of the ancient wall"
尚存的古城墻遺跡
近義:senior, elder, antiquated, antique, indigenous, archaic
反義:hot, imaginative, innovative, latest, modern, novel
adj. 理想的,完美的;被認為是最好的;完全或相當令人滿意的;想象的,假設的;
n. 理想;典范,典型;目標,高尚的、有價值的原則或目標;
?? ide=idea思想,觀點+al名詞后綴 → 對未來的思想 → 理想
"Any attempt to construct an ideal society is foredoomed to failure."
任何構建理想社會的努力都注定要失敗。
近義:idealization, intention, aspiration, mark, objective, purport
反義:inappropriate, inapt, incompatible, insufficient, lacking, scanty
n. 時間;時刻;時代;次;
vt. 為…安排時間;測定…的時間;調準(機械的)速度;撥準(鐘、表)的快慢;
vi. 合拍;和諧;打拍子;
adj. 定時的;定期的;[美國英語]分期(付款)的;
int. [體育]時間到,(一場或一局等的)比賽時限,暫停;
"I can only carry two at a time."
我一次只能帶兩個。
近義:clock, lifetime, period, season, chapter, aeon