Religion is about turning untested belief into unshakeable truth through the power of institutions and the passage of time.
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n. 宗教;支配自己生活的大事;教派;心愛的事物;
?? relig=rely依賴+ ion 名詞后綴 → 用來依賴的 → 宗教；宗教信仰
"Is there always a conflict between science and religion?"
科學(xué)和宗教信仰之間是否永遠存在著沖突？
近義：creed, faith
反義：godlessness
turning
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n. 旋轉(zhuǎn);轉(zhuǎn)向;轉(zhuǎn)彎處;車工工藝;
v. 轉(zhuǎn)動;扭轉(zhuǎn);（使）變成;“turn”的現(xiàn)在分詞;
?? turn轉(zhuǎn)+ing名詞后綴 → 轉(zhuǎn)向；旋轉(zhuǎn)
"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
n. 真理;真相，事實;忠實，忠誠;現(xiàn)實，現(xiàn)實性;
?? tru相信，真實+th抽象名詞 →事實，真理
"He adjured them to tell the truth."
他要求他們講真話。
近義：honesty, reality, reliability, sooth, substantiality, truthfulness
反義：hypocrisy, imposture, meretriciousness, phoniness, spuriousness, truthlessness
n. （文章的）一段;經(jīng)過;通路，通道;旅程，行程;
?? pass通過+age名詞后綴 →通過，通行
"a secret underground passage"
地下秘密通道
近義：lane, pass, passageway, passing, walkway, way
n. 信，信任;信念，意見;信條;
?? 病(b)鵝(e)對(d)劣(lie)匪(f)的 信念 網(wǎng)友：tom zxl 補充：be（是）+lie（躺）+f 信念是靈魂所躺之處 信念就是（be）謊言（lie
"I admire his passionate belief in what he is doing."
我佩服他對自己的工作所抱的堅定信心。
近義：idea, judgement, judgment, knowledge, assurance, notion
反義：incredulity, astonishment, misgiving, mistrust, stun, stupefaction
n. [機]動力，功率;力量;政權(quán)，權(quán)力;強國，大國;
vt. 運轉(zhuǎn);用發(fā)動機發(fā)動;使…有力量;
vi. 靠動力行進;快速行進;
adj. 權(quán)力的;機械能的，電動的;用電力（或動力）發(fā)動的;
"The engine is being specially adapted to increase its power."
正在對這臺引擎進行改裝以增加它的功率.
近義：move, operate, activate, actuate, energise, energize
反義：incapacity, powerlessness, weariness, impotency, impotentness, impossibility