You don't need to outdo the competition. It's expensive and defensive. Underdo your competition. We need more simplicity and clarity.
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n. 競爭;比賽;競爭者;[生]生存競爭;
?? compet=compete競爭+ition名詞后綴 →比賽，競爭
"He was astonished to learn he'd won the competition."
他聽說他比賽贏了，感到很驚訝。
近義：joust, match, meet, race, rivalry, tournament
反義：help, assist, assistance, relief, succor, succour
adj. 昂貴的，花錢多的;豪華的;
?? ex出+pens花費+ive形容詞后綴→要花錢的→昂貴的
"The two liars asked for more expensive silk."
兩個騙子索要了很多昂貴的絲綢。
近義：pricey, costly, dear
反義：inexpensive, knockdown, downscale, downmarket, cheaply
n. 簡單，樸素;質樸，天真;卑賤;無知;
?? simpl=simple簡單的+icity名詞后綴，表性質、情況、狀態→簡單，簡明
"the characterization of physics as the study of simplicity"
把物理學界定為一門探求簡單規律的學問
近義：homeliness, ingenuousness, innocence, artlessness, naivete, naivety
反義：intricacy, mess, sophistication, complicacy, complication, gnarliness
n. 清楚，明晰;透明;明確;清晰度;
?? clar清楚+ ity名詞后綴 → 清楚
"a lack of clarity in the law"
法律上不明確
近義：lightness, limpidity, lucidity, pellucidity, splendor, transparence
反義：murk, murkiness, obscurity, tenebrosity, blackness, dark
outdo
[aut'du:]
vt. 勝過，優于;
"Sometimes small firms can outdo big business when it comes to customer care."
在顧客服務方面，有時小企業可能優于大企業。
近義：outclass, outdistance, outflank, outmatch, outperform, outrival
adj. 防御用的，防守的;辯護的;自衛的;
n. 守勢;辯護;
"Magnus's army was gradually pushed back into a defensive circle."
馬格努斯的軍隊被迫逐步撤回防守圈.
近義：apologetic, protective, apologetical
反義：incriminating, inculpatory, prosecuting, prosecutorial, accusatorial, accusatory