Habit is necessary; it is the habit of having habits, of turning a trail into a rut, that must be incessantly fought against if one is to remain alive.
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n. 習慣，習性;氣質;宗教服裝;
vt. 給…穿衣服;打扮;
?? habit表示居住 → 久居 → 習慣；習性
"He was not in the habit of ogling women."
他沒有盯著女人看個沒完的習慣。
近義：practice, prevalence, routine, tradition, usage, usance
反義：oblivion, obsolescence, obsoleteness, desuetude
adj. 必要的;強制的;必然的;不可避免的;
n. 必需品;
?? necess必要 + ary 表示有...性質的， → a.必要的；必然的
"Vitamin D is necessary to aid the absorption of calcium from food."
從食物中吸取鈣需靠維生素D的幫助。
近義：indispensable, inevitable, mandatory, needful, obligatory, obliged
反義：needless, pointless, profitless, purposeless, redundant, reiterative
turning
['t?n??]
n. 旋轉;轉向;轉彎處;車工工藝;
v. 轉動;扭轉;（使）變成;“turn”的現在分詞;
?? turn轉+ing名詞后綴 → 轉向；旋轉
"Not turning up was just a cop-out."
不露面只不過是在逃避而已。
近義：turn, bend, corner, curve, revolution, rotation
vt. 跟蹤，追蹤;拖曳：讓…拖或飄揚在后面;拖沓而行;跟在…后面;
vi. （在比賽等中）輸;（尤指跟在他人后面）疲憊地走;（在比賽或其他競賽中）落后;蔓生;
n. 足跡;臭跡;小徑;一縷;
?? trail(draw)→拖；拉；追蹤；尾隨；蹤跡；小徑
"The wagon left a trail of dust."
馬車后揚起了一縷煙塵。
近義：heel, hound, shadow, sleuth, spoor, trace
prep. 反對;對…不利;緊靠;以防;
?? gain =against (反對)#詞根助記：反對
"Ten people voted in favour, five against and two abstained."
十人投票贊成，五人反對，兩人棄權。
近義：athwart, agin
n. 剩余物，殘骸;殘余;遺跡;遺體;
vi. 留下;保持;留待;依然;
vi.& link-v. 擱置;剩余，剩下;逗留;終屬，歸于;
?? re回+main逗留→回來留下→剩余
"The money was donated by a local businessman who wishes to remain anonymous ."
這筆款子是當地一位不愿透露姓名的企業家捐贈的。
近義：keep, stay, get, persevere, hold, continue
反義：vary, alter