We allow our ignorance to prevail upon us and make us think we can survive alone, alone in patches, alone in groups, alone in races, even alone in genders.
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n. 無知,愚昧;蒙;
?? i不+gnor知道+ance名詞后綴 →無知,愚昧
"They were at last freed from the fetters of ignorance."
他們終于從愚昧無知的束縛中解脫出來。
近義:nescience, philistinism, unacquaintance, unawareness, unfamiliarity, benightedness
反義:idea, learning, notion, background, sageness, sapience
vi. 流行,盛行;獲勝,占優(yōu)勢;說服,勸說;
?? pre預(yù)先+vail強壯→能夠領(lǐng)先強壯者的獲勝 → 勝,優(yōu)勝
"Can all our efforts towards morality prevail over the forces of evil?"
我們?yōu)樘岢珎惱淼赖滤龅呐δ軌驊?zhàn)勝邪惡的力量 嗎 ?
近義:overpower, overrule, predominate, preponderate, reign, dominate
反義:submit, surrender, yield, bow, cede, compromise
vi. 幸存,活下來;
vt. 比…活得長,經(jīng)歷…之后還存在;幸存;
vt.& vi. 幸免于難;挺過;艱難度過;
?? sur=super超過+vive=viv生命→超越災(zāi)難,挽救生命 → 活下來,幸免于,還活著
"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:last, stand, subsist, outlive, resist
反義:part, croak, decease, depart, die, expire
adj. 單獨的;獨一無二的;獨自的;
adv. 單獨地;獨自地;孤獨地;只,只有;
?? al(all)+one→單獨的(地)(=quite by oneself)
"She was alarmed at the prospect of travelling alone."
她一想到獨自旅行的情景就害怕。
近義:isolated, lone, remote, secluded, sequestered, solitary
反義:joint
vt. 允許;承認;給予;準(zhǔn)許(做某事);
vi. 容許;考慮;
?? 都(all)低下(low)頭,表 同意
"His parents won't allow him to stay out late."
他的父母不會允許他在外待得很晚。
近義:license, authorize, permit, warrant, licence, commission
反義:inhibit, interdict, outlaw, preclude, prevent, prohibit
prep. 在…上面;當(dāng)…時候;
"It was a title bestowed upon him by the king."
那是國王賜給他的頭銜。
近義:above, atop, on, onto, over, o'er