Today, the theory of evolution is an accepted fact for everyone but a fundamentalist minority, whose objections are based not on reasoning but on doctrinaire adherence to religious principles.
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n. 學(xué)說;理論;原理;推測;
?? theor思考 + y 抽象名詞 → n. 理論,原理;學(xué)說;意見,看法
"the articulation of his theory"
他的理論的表述
近義：hypothesis, assumption, postulate, postulation, premise, presumption
n. 演變;進(jìn)化;發(fā)展;
?? e出+volu卷+tion表名詞→卷入事物的開端 → 進(jìn)化
"the evolution of the human species"
人類的進(jìn)化
近義：headway, improvement, progress, promotion, stride, transformism
反義：logjam, marasmus, paralyzation, stagnancy, stalemate, standstill
n. 少數(shù);少數(shù)民族;未成年;
?? minor小或少+ity名詞后綴→少的狀態(tài)→少數(shù)；未成年
"Only a tiny minority hold such extreme views."
只有極少數(shù)人持這樣極端的觀點(diǎn)。
近義：nonage
反義：plurality, bulk
adj. 教條（主義）的;
?? doctr教+in在...中+aire人→教條之人 →空談家，教條的
"Don't be so doctrinaire about things."
別那樣用理論去解釋事物.
近義：opinionated, orthodox, authoritarian, autocratic, sanctioned, thetical
adj. 虔誠的;篤信宗教的;宗教的;謹(jǐn)慎的;
n. 修士，修女，出家人;
?? relig=rely依賴 + ious 形容詞后綴→用來依賴的→ 虔誠的；宗教的
"She is deeply religious."
她非常虔誠。
近義：pious, theological, denominational, devoted, devout, godly
反義：impious, profane, unreligious, worldly
pron. 每人，人人;
?? every每個(gè)的+one一個(gè)人→ pron.每人，人人
"The news astonished everyone."
這消息使大家十分驚訝。
近義：all, everybody