Talent is nothing but a prolonged period of attention and shortened period of mental assimilation.
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n. 時期;(一段)時間;學時;句號;
adj. 具有某個時代特征的;(關于)過去某一特定歷史時期的;(家具、服飾、建筑等)某一時代的;
?? peri周圍,靠近+od道路→周期
"The overthrow of the military regime was followed by a period of anarchy."
軍事統治政權被推翻以后,接著是一段時期的無政府狀態。
近義:term, time, season, spell, bout, chapter
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. 內心的,精神的,思想的,心理的;智慧的,智[腦]力的;〈口〉精神病的,意志薄弱的,愚笨的;
n. 精神病患者;
?? ment思考,神智+al表形容詞 → 智力的;精神的
"Mental and physical deterioration both occur naturally with age."
隨著年齡的增長,心智和體力自然衰退.
n. 天資,才能;天才,人才;塔蘭特,古代的一種計量單位,可用來記重量或作為貨幣單位;<舊,非正式>性感的人;
?? 他能的(諧音): 天才他能的 tal(tall高)+ent(人):高人- 天才
"a constellation of Hollywood talent"
一群好萊塢天才
近義:aptitude, aptness, ingenuity, intellect, intelligence, invention
反義:inadequacy, incompetence, ineptness, unsuitability
prolonged
[pr?'l??d]
adj. 持續很久的;延長的;拖延的;曼;
"Prolonged strike action debilitated the industry."
長時間的罷工削弱了這個行業的活力。
近義:large, lengthy, protracted, spacious, vast, wide
反義:momentary, passing, perishable, short, transient, transitory
assimilation
[[??simi'lei??n]]
n. 同化, 同化作用, 吸收\\n[化] 同化; 同化作用
近義:metabolization, digestion, insight, perception, realization, understanding