Some who have read the book, or at any rate have reviewed it, have found it boring, absurd, or contemptible, and I have no cause to complain, since I have similar opinions of their works...
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vt. 創辦，成立，建立;
v. 發現（ find的過去式）;找到;到達;發覺;
?? found基礎 → 為(房屋等)打基礎，建立，創立
"In some stories, genies are always found inside a lamp or bottle."
在一些故事里, 燈里或瓶子中總是裝有妖怪.
近義：base, ground, establish, institute, mount, rest
反義：invalidate, abrogate, negate, nullify, omit, outlaw
adj. 無聊的，無趣的;令人厭煩的;單調的，乏味的;
n. 鉆孔;鉆屑;
v. 令人厭煩(bore的現在分詞);
?? bor無聊 + ing 名詞后綴，表狀態 → 令人厭煩的,乏味的,無聊的
"She had to entertain some boring local bigwigs."
她不得不款待當地一些無聊的大人物。
近義：perforating, perforation, piercing, punching, drilling, humdrum
反義：important, absorbing
adj. 荒謬的;荒唐的;無理性的，雜亂無章的;荒誕主義的，荒誕的;
n. 無價值，無意義;
?? surd-, -surd 表”愚蠢的,荒唐的”##a, ab, abs 前綴;表示來自,離開
"That uniform makes the guards look absurd."
警衛們穿著那種制服看起來怪模怪樣的。
近義：illogical, inane, irrational, laughable, lost, ludicrous
反義：irrefragable, axiomatic
vi. 抱怨，訴苦;申訴，控訴，抗議;
vt. 訴說，申訴，控告[后面常跟從句];
?? com 共同 + plain 抱怨→ 抱怨，訴苦；控告
"I'm going to complain to the manager about this."
我要就這件事向經理投訴。
近義：lament, moan, murmur, protest, rue, snivel
反義：rejoice
adj. 類似的;同類的;相似的;同樣的;
n. 類似物;相像的人;相似物;
?? simil一樣+ar...的 →同樣的，相似的
"The basic design of the car is very similar to that of earlier models."
這種汽車的基本設計與早期的樣式非常相似。
近義：interchangeable, kindred, like, matched, matching, parallel
反義：heterogeneous, inharmonious, irregular, assorted, asymmetric, asymmetrical
vt.& vi. 閱讀，朗讀;顯示;研究;看得懂;
vt. 顯示;閱讀;讀懂，理解;
n. 閱讀;讀物;讀書;里德（人名）;
adj. 被朗讀的;博識的;博覽的;有學問的;
"When we read out 4.23, we say " four point two three "."
我們把4.23讀作 四點二三.
近義：say, perusal, reading, knowledgeable, learned, scholarly