People like us, who believe in physics, know that the distinction between past, present, and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.
?? 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
n. 人，人類;居民;人民;種族;
vt. 居住于，布滿;使住滿人，在…殖民;把動物放養在;
?? popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我討厭和沒有幽默感的人打交道。
近義：populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反義：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
n. 區別;榮譽;特質;卓越;
?? distinct明顯的+ion表名詞 → 區別；優秀
"We must draw a clear distinction between right and wrong."
我們必須明確區分是與非.
近義：title, cachet, elegance, excellence, unlikeness, difference
反義：impoliteness, indecency, obscenity, roughness, rudeness, uncouthness
adj. 現在的;目前的;出席的;[語法學]現在時的;
n. 現在;禮物;瞄準;
?? pres前+ent名詞后綴 → 禮物，贈送物
"a belated birthday present"
遲來的生日禮物
近義：offer, award, proffer, promise, accord, bestow
反義：implement, materialize, obtain, attain, perform, prosecute
n. 錯覺;幻想;錯誤觀念;假象;
?? il使…成為，進入+lus玩弄+ion名詞后綴→被幻覺玩弄→幻覺
"The sun appears to go round the Earth, but it's an illusion."
太陽看起來好像繞著地球轉, 但這只是個錯覺.
近義：mirage, absurdity, reverie, daydream, deceit, deceitfulness
反義：sooth, substantiality, truth, verity, actuality, fact
n. 物理學;物理現象;物理成分;
?? phys物理 + ics 名詞后綴, 表示“...學”→ 物理學
"the characterization of physics as the study of simplicity"
把物理學界定為一門探求簡單規律的學問
adj. 將來的，未來的;[語法學]將來時的;
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
"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