Why, on the theory of Creation, should there be so much variety and so little real novelty?
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n. 學(xué)說;理論;原理;推測;
?? theor思考 + y 抽象名詞 → n. 理論,原理;學(xué)說;意見,看法
"the articulation of his theory"
他的理論的表述
近義：hypothesis, assumption, postulate, postulation, premise, presumption
n. 多樣;種類;雜耍;變化，多樣化;
?? vari變化+ety名詞后綴→變化，多樣化
"The test is used to diagnose a variety of diseases."
此項(xiàng)化驗(yàn)可用于診斷多種疾病。
近義：assortment, miscellany, multiplicity, range, selection, diversity
反義：monotone, monotony, nondistinctness, regularity, sameness, uniformity
n. 新奇;新奇的事物;新穎小巧而價(jià)廉的物品;
?? novel新奇+ty表名詞 →新奇事情
"There's a certain novelty value in this approach."
這種方法有一定的新意。
近義：fad, newness, recentness, recency
n. 制造，創(chuàng)造;創(chuàng)造物，產(chǎn)物;（尤指<圣經(jīng)>所述由上帝）創(chuàng)造天地，宇宙;（爵位等的）封授;
"the process of database creation"
數(shù)據(jù)庫的創(chuàng)建過程
近義：inception, making, origin, projection, beginning, conception
反義：havoc, killing, liquidation, obliteration, ravage, ravaging
adj. 小的;瑣碎的;嬌小的;幼小的;
adv. 不多，略微;少許，一點(diǎn);短時(shí)間地;
n. （表示否定）微少;沒有多少;短時(shí)間;
det. （數(shù)量上）微少的，少到幾乎沒有的;（a little）少量的，一些;
"His little affectations irritated her."
他的裝腔作勢令她不快。
近義：minute, pokey, poky, short, small, tiny
反義：large, major, sizeable, sizable, some, capital
adj. 真的;真實(shí)的，現(xiàn)實(shí)的;事實(shí)上的;真誠的;
adv. 真正，實(shí)在;確實(shí)地;
n. 實(shí)在，現(xiàn)實(shí);實(shí)數(shù);
"I made a real balls-up of my exams."
我考試考得一塌糊涂。
近義：legitimate, authentic, sterling, true, truthful, unfeigned
反義：imaginary, utopical, visional, chimeric, chimerical, dreamlike