I believe there is no source of deception in the investigation of nature which can compare with a fixed belief that certain kinds of phenomena are impossible.

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source [s?rs] 詞頻1
n. 根源,本源;源頭,水源;原因;提供消息的人; vt. (從…)獲得;發起;向…提供消息;尋求(尤指供貨)的來源; vi. 原料來源;起源;尋求來源;尋求生產商(或提供商);
?? source(rise)→泉源;源頭
"I've heard from a reliable source that company is running very badly."
我已從一位可靠人士那兒獲悉,這家公司經營得非常糟糕.
近義:resort, resource, procedence, provenance, provenience, root
deception [d?'s?p??n] 詞頻5 詞根: ceive
n. 瞞騙,欺詐;騙局;
?? de 否定,非 + cept 拿,抓 + ion表示行為、過程或結果 → n.欺騙, 詭計
"He was abetted in the deception by his wife."
他行騙是受了妻子的慫恿。
近義:hoodwinking, imposture, lie, misrepresentation, swindling, trickery 反義:honesty, reality, reliability, sooth, substantiality, truthfulness
nature ['net??] 詞頻1 詞根: 出生
n. 自然;天性;天理;類型;
?? nat出生的+ure狀態→出生狀態→天性
"the adversarial nature of the two-party system"
兩黨制的對抗性
近義:milieu, surroundings, circumambiency, medium, ecosystem, environment
compare [k?m'p?r] 詞頻1 詞根: com
vt.& vi. 比較,對照; vt. 比擬,喻為;[語]構成; vi. 相比,匹敵;比較,區別;比擬(常與to連用); n. 比較;
?? com共同+pare=par平等 → 平等放在一起 → 對照;比較
"It is interesting to compare their situation and ours."
把他們的狀況與我們的相比很有意思。
近義:liken, associate, relate, check, collate, colligate 反義:outmatch, excel
fixed [f?kst] 詞頻1
adj. 固定的,不變的;不易揮發的;處境…的,常作復合詞;(比賽等)通過作弊預先安排好結果的; v. 固定( fix的過去式和過去分詞);
?? fix固定+ed被...的 →被固定的
"the expiry of a fixed-term contract"
定期合同的滿期
近義:irremovable, nailed, pinned, secured, set, standing 反義:astable, astatic, precarious, unsettled, unsteady, wobbly
impossible [?m'pɑs?bl] 詞頻1 詞根: im
adj. 不可能的,做不到的;難以忍受的;不會有的,不能相信的; n. 不可能;不可能的事;
?? im不,無,非+possible可能的→不可能的
"She was such a contrary child—it was impossible to please her."
這孩子老跟人作對,沒法讓她高興。
近義:impracticable, unachievable, unattainable, unfeasible, unreachable, unrealizable 反義:approachable, incidental, likely, obtainable, attainable, open

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