This is the first age that's ever paid much attention to the future, which is a little ironic since we may not have one.
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n. 注意，注意力;照料，關(guān)懷;殷勤;
int. [口令]立正;
?? at向+tent延伸+ion表名詞 →伸展出去聽別人講 →注意力
"He nodded absently, his attention absorbed by the screen."
他專心注視著屏幕，只是心不在焉地點(diǎn)了點(diǎn)頭。
近義：heedfulness, application, industriousness, intentness, interest, mindfulness
反義：apathy, impassiveness, impassivity, indifference, indolence, lassitude
ironic
[a?'rɑn?k]
adj. 用反語的;具有諷刺意味的;冷嘲的;令人啼笑皆非的;
?? iron鐵制的，含鐵的；堅(jiān)強(qiáng)的，頑強(qiáng)的；殘酷的 + ic 藥 → adj.諷刺的
"It's ironic that the weakest student in mathematics was elected class treasurer."
數(shù)學(xué)最差的學(xué)生竟被選為班級(jí)財(cái)務(wù)干事，這真是具有諷刺意味
近義：ironical, wry
adj. 將來的，未來的;[語法學(xué)]將來時(shí)的;
n. 前途;[美國俚語]未婚妻;期貨;
?? futur- 【拉丁傳入法語】表示將來的某種狀態(tài)
"We all work hard in the interests of our future."
我們都為我們自己的將來而努力工作.
近義：next, oncoming, unborn, coming, forthcoming
反義：prior
n. 第一，最初;頭等;一號(hào)，;[樂]高音部;
adv. 最早，最初;首次;寧愿;優(yōu)先;
adj. 第一流的;最初的，最早的;基本的，概要的;高音的;
num. 第一;
?? 泰森 第一拳(fist)打在稻草(r)人身上，訓(xùn)練
"Freud first mentioned this concept in his paper'On Narcissism '."
弗洛伊德在他的論文《論自戀》中首次提到了這個(gè)概念.
近義：initial, beginning, prime, foremost, initiative, preliminary
反義：hindermost, hindmost, latest, latter, rearmost, utmost
adj. 有報(bào)酬的;領(lǐng)取報(bào)酬的;領(lǐng)錢的;付費(fèi)的;
v. 付給( pay的過去式);付款;有利可圖;（對(duì)…）有利;
"You can be paid in cash weekly or by cheque monthly; those are the two alternatives."
你的工資可以按周以現(xiàn)金支取，或按月以支票支取。二者可選其一。
近義：cancelled, canceled, salaried, salary, stipendiary
反義：outstanding, overdrawn, unexpended, unliquidated, unsettled
adj. 小的;瑣碎的;嬌小的;幼小的;
adv. 不多，略微;少許，一點(diǎn);短時(shí)間地;
n. （表示否定）微少;沒有多少;短時(shí)間;
det. （數(shù)量上）微少的，少到幾乎沒有的;（a little）少量的，一些;
"His little affectations irritated her."
他的裝腔作勢(shì)令她不快。
近義：minute, pokey, poky, short, small, tiny
反義：large, major, sizeable, sizable, some, capital