Religion is an illusion, and it derives its strength from its readiness to fit in with our instinctual wishful impulses.
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n. 宗教;支配自己生活的大事;教派;心愛的事物;
?? relig=rely依賴+ ion 名詞后綴 → 用來依賴的 → 宗教；宗教信仰
"Is there always a conflict between science and religion?"
科學和宗教信仰之間是否永遠存在著沖突？
近義：creed, faith
反義：godlessness
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. 力量;優點，長處;（光、聲、色等的）力度;人力[數];
?? streng=strong強壯的+th抽象名詞 →力量
"Colours like red convey a sense of energy and strength."
紅色之類的顏色可給人以充滿活力與力量的感覺。
近義：heart, impetuosity, impetus, impulsiveness, ardour, mastery
反義：puniness, weakening, weariness, exinanition, debility, destructibility
n. 預備, 準備, 敏捷
近義：willingness, briskness, alacrity, expedience, expediency, deference