The alleged short-cut to knowledge, which is faith, is only a short-circuit destroying the mind.
— Ayn Rand
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n. 了解，理解;知識（表示多方面的知識時有復數knowledges這一用法）;學科;見聞;
?? know知道+ledge框架 → 知識
"She has acquired a good knowledge of English."
她英語已經學得很好。
近義：idea, learning, notion, background, sageness, sapience
反義：nescience, philistinism, unacquaintance, unawareness, unfamiliarity, benightedness
n. 信用，信任;宗教信仰;忠誠;宗教;
int. 實在，確實;
?? fai(trust)+th(名詞后綴)→信仰；信心
"The workers thought that the boss acted in bad faith."
工人們認為老板的行為居心不良.
近義：belief, credence, religion, creed, assurance, sureness
反義：misgiving, mistrust, suspicion, suspiciousness, disbelief, doubtfulness
n. 電路，線路;巡回;喚醒，環形道;〔電〕電流;
vt. 巡回，周游;
?? circu圓，環+it走→環行 → 環行；電路
"The race ended with eight laps of a city centre circuit."
比賽以環繞城中心跑八圈結束。
近義：racecourse, racetrack, speedway, surround, bypass, circle
n. 心，精神，心力，知，智力，智慧;心胸，頭腦，人;愿望，目的，意向，意志，決心，見解，意見;記憶，記性，記憶力，回想;
vi. 介意;注意;
vt. 專心于;介意;愿意做;照顧;
?? mind→心；意志；精神；理性；智力；注意；開會；介意
"His mind reached after an understanding of the problem."
他開動腦筋,想弄懂這個問題.
近義：heed, attend, ware, beware, follow, care
alleged
[?'led?d]
adj. 聲稱的，所謂的;被斷言的;可疑的，靠不住的;
v. 宣稱，斷言( allege的過去式和過去分詞);
"It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office."
他被指稱在任時收受賄賂。
近義：hypothetical, intended, assumed, phony, presumptive, pretended
反義：acknowledged, familiar
adj. 短的，短暫的;矮的;短缺的;短期的;
adv. 突然;唐突地;簡短地;橫貫地;
n. 短褲;短路;缺乏;
vt. 故意少給…的零頭，騙取;
vi. 短路;
?? 削頭”（諧音）削了頭人還能不 矮嗎？ 網友：雙木成林 補充：縮的（諧音），這樣就成短的；矮的
"The short story is a difficult art form to master."
短篇小說是一種很難掌握的藝術形式。
近義：abridgment, abbreviation, little, minute, small, squat
反義：lengthened, lengthy, imprudent, intrepid, manful, mettlesome