The quest for philosophy's beginning is idle, for everywhere in all beginnings we find only the crude, the unformed, the empty, and the ugly. What matters in all things is the higher levels.
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n. 哲學;哲學體系，哲學思想;生活信條;哲理;
?? philo愛+sophy智慧→愛智慧→哲學
"the mechanistic philosophy that compares the brain to a computer"
將人腦比作電腦的機械論哲學
近義：ideology, conviction
n. 開始;根源;原始思想;前兆;
v. 開始( begin的現在分詞);
?? beginn=begin開始+ing表名詞→開始，開端；起源
"From beginning to end his conduct had been despicable and wicked."
從頭到尾他的行為既卑鄙又可惡.
近義：inauguration, inception, initiation, kickoff, leadoff, nascence
反義：outcome, pause, result, stop, suspension, termination
adv. 到處，處處，無論什么地方;四下里;漫;匝地;
?? every每個的+where地方→ ad.到處，處處
"Everywhere you look, you can see glass and concrete monstrosities going up."
到處你都能看到玻璃和混凝土的龐然大物拔地而起.
近義：anyplace, anywhere, everyplace, throughout, whithersoever
反義：noplace
adj. 粗糙的，粗雜的;粗魯的;天然的，未加工的;簡陋的;
n. 原[生]材料，天然物質;原油;
?? crud生的+e → 粗糙的；原始的
"The pipeline supplies Jordan with 15 per cent of its crude oil."
該管道供給約旦15%的原油.
近義：primitive, native, natural, raw, uncut, unprocessed
反義：pure, purified, sheer, smooth, spotless, stainless
n. 探索;追求;遠征;驗尸陪審團;
vt. 尋找;探索;
vi. 進行探求;（獵犬等）跟蹤搜尋;
?? question(n.問題)-quest(v.尋問)
"Man will suffer many disappointments in his quest for truth."
人類在探索真理過程中必然會遭受挫折.
近義：hunt, inquiry, investigation, pursuit, query, research
adj. 無意義的;空閑的;懶惰的;無根據的;
vi. 虛度;空轉;掛空擋;未熄火;
vt. 虛度;使空轉;
n. （尤指暫時地）關閉工廠，使（工人）閑著;
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"Mike doesn't study at all. Instead, he sits idle all day."
邁克根本不肯讀書, 相反地, 他終日游手好閑.
近義：laze, loaf, loiter, lounge, procrastinate, ramble
反義：hurry, labor, overwork, strain, strive, struggle