Having a personal philosophy is like having a pet marmoset, because it may be very attractive when you acquire it, but there may be situations when it will not come in handy at all.
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adj. 個(gè)人的，私人的;身體的;親自的;人身攻擊的;
n. （報(bào)刊上的）人事欄，分類人事廣告版;人稱代名詞;關(guān)于個(gè)人的簡訊;
?? person人+al...的 →個(gè)人的
"Her sole aim is personal aggrandizement."
她唯一的目的就是擴(kuò)大個(gè)人權(quán)勢。
近義：private, privy, cozy, cosy, cosey, cozie
反義：open, overt, patent, communal, cold, glassy
n. 哲學(xué);哲學(xué)體系，哲學(xué)思想;生活信條;哲理;
?? philo愛+sophy智慧→愛智慧→哲學(xué)
"the mechanistic philosophy that compares the brain to a computer"
將人腦比作電腦的機(jī)械論哲學(xué)
近義：ideology, conviction
conj. 因?yàn)?
?? cause, cuse 表原因,目的;司法程序,訴訟
"He was arrested because of his political affiliation."
他因所屬政黨的關(guān)系而被捕。
近義：since, whereas, for, forasmuchas
adj. 有魅力的;引人注目的;迷人的;招人喜愛的;
?? at 加強(qiáng)+ tract拉 + ive ...的 → attract拉過來=吸引+ ive ...的 →引人注目的
"I like John but I don't find him attractive physically."
我喜歡約翰，不過我認(rèn)為他長得并不英俊。
近義：appealing, inciting, inviting, arresting, arrestive, likable
反義：heinous, hideous, icky, loathly, loathsome, nasty
vt. 獲得，取得;學(xué)到;
?? ac 加強(qiáng) + quir 尋求，詢問 + e → vt.取得；獲得；學(xué)到
"To remove any ambiguity we have to acquire more accurate information."
為了消除含糊不清,我們必須取得更加精確的情報(bào).
近義：obtain, procure, purchase, secure, buy, gain
反義：outwear, shed, abandon, chuck, dump, forget
vi. 來;開始;出現(xiàn);發(fā)生;
vt. 做;裝扮…的樣子;將滿（…歲）;
int. 嗨！;
"The time has come for action if these beautiful animals are to survive."
若要使這些美麗的動物能生存下去，現(xiàn)在就要行動起來。
近義：impersonate, perform, personify, portray, represent, stage
反義：leave, absquatulate, retire, retreat, scat, split