A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof was to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.
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n. 錯誤，過失，誤解;差錯，口誤，筆誤;失策，失誤;
vt.& vi. 弄錯，誤解;
vt. 認不出;誤會;看錯;
vi. 弄錯;誤解;
?? mis錯誤，壞+take拿→拿錯→錯誤
"It has now become evident to us that a mistake has been made."
我們已經清楚出了差錯。
近義：miscalculate, misdeem, miss, confuse, fail, inaccuracy
反義：arrival, success, triumph, victory, achievement
n. 人，人類;居民;人民;種族;
vt. 居住于，布滿;使住滿人，在…殖民;把動物放養在;
?? popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我討厭和沒有幽默感的人打交道。
近義：populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反義：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
adj. 令人難于忍受的;難堪的;令人厭煩的;
v. 試圖( try的現在分詞);試驗，嘗試;審訊;
?? try(考驗)+ing(形容詞后綴)→難堪的；使人痛苦的
"an ageing pop star trying to stage a comeback"
試圖重返歌壇的已經上了年紀的流行音樂歌星
近義：arduous, irksome, labored, laborious, nagging, nervy
vt.& vi. 設計;繪制;
vt. 設計;計劃;企圖;決意（做）;
n. 設計;圖案;結構;計劃;
vi. 設計略圖;（為工藝品、裝潢項目等）設計;當設計師;構思;
?? de使…成為，加強+sign做標志→設計，計劃
"I've made a few adjustments to the design."
我已對設計作了幾處調整。
近義：apportionment, distribution, division, allotment, ideate, invent
adv. 完全地;完整地;完全，徹底，全部，一干二凈;很，非常，充分，十分，萬分;
?? com 共同 + plete=plet滿，填滿 + ly ...地 → adv. 完全地，徹底地；完整地
"No funding will be available until the technology is completely proven."
該技術得到充分驗證后才會有撥款.
近義：absolutely, off, outright, perfectly, plumb, positively
反義：insufficiently, scarcely, scrappily, skimpily, truncately, unexhaustively
vt. 低估;對…估計不足;看輕;把…的價值估計過低;
n. 低估;估計不足;過低評價，過低估價;輕視;
?? under不足，不夠+estimate估計→估計不足
"We often underestimate our potentialities."
我們常常低估自己的潛力。
近義：slight, snub, spurn, trivialize, underrate, understate
反義：prize, treasure, value, admire, esteem