Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things. They are but improved means to an unimproved end.
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vt. 使分心;使混亂;
?? dis分開，分離+tract拉→把心拉開→分心
"She jabbered away, trying to distract his attention."
她喋喋不休, 想分散他的注意力.
近義：entertain, amuse, perturb, roil, unsettle, upset
反義：overfatigue, overtire, overwork, pall, spend, tucker
n. 注意，注意力;照料，關懷;殷勤;
int. [口令]立正;
?? at向+tent延伸+ion表名詞 →伸展出去聽別人講 →注意力
"He nodded absently, his attention absorbed by the screen."
他專心注視著屏幕，只是心不在焉地點了點頭。
近義：heedfulness, application, industriousness, intentness, interest, mindfulness
反義：apathy, impassiveness, impassivity, indifference, indolence, lassitude
adj. 慣常于，慣于;
n. 習慣，慣常活動;
vt. 使習慣于;
vi. 習慣，慣常;
"He was wont to fall asleep after supper."
他老是吃完晚飯就打盹。
近義：accustom, addict, condition, habituate, practice, prevalence
adj. 漂亮的;機靈的，聰明的;
adv. 相當，頗;
n. 漂亮的人（或東西）;
"Two days after the accident she still looked pretty banged up."
事故過去兩天后她看上去傷勢仍然很重。
近義：lovable, lovely, neat, nice, smart, super
反義：homely, inartistic, unaesthetic, unattractive, unbeautiful, uncomely
adj. 嚴肅的，嚴重的;認真的，莊重的;重要的;危險的;
?? 射(se)日(ri)用藉絲(ous) 嚴肅的問題
"Her involvement in the fraud has left a serious blot on her character."
她卷入了這次欺詐案，在她的品格上留下了一個很大的污點。
近義：reliable, responsible, sedate, staid, trustworthy, trusty
反義：undependable, untrustworthy, feckless, slight, trifling, unimportant
n. 方法（ mean的名詞復數(shù)）;手段;收入;財富;
v. 意味著（ mean的第三人稱單數(shù)）;引起;打算或注定要某人成為或做某事;
"The inquiry is by no means cut and dried."
調(diào)查之事遠未蓋棺定論。
近義：approach, manner, method, mode, process, strategy