Knowledge is the only instrument of production that is not subject to diminishing returns.
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n. 了解，理解;知識(shí)（表示多方面的知識(shí)時(shí)有復(fù)數(shù)knowledges這一用法）;學(xué)科;見聞;
?? know知道+ledge框架 → 知識(shí)
"She has acquired a good knowledge of English."
她英語(yǔ)已經(jīng)學(xué)得很好。
近義：idea, learning, notion, background, sageness, sapience
反義：nescience, philistinism, unacquaintance, unawareness, unfamiliarity, benightedness
n. 儀器;手段，工具;樂器;法律文件;
vt. 用儀器裝備;為演奏譜曲;向…提交文書;
?? in內(nèi)+stru=struct建立+ment表名詞→內(nèi)部結(jié)構(gòu)→儀器；工具
"The despot claimed to be the chosen instrument of divine providence."
專制者聲稱自己是上天選定的統(tǒng)治工具.
近義：assemble, orchestrate, organise, organize, implement, tool
n. 生產(chǎn)，制作;產(chǎn)品;產(chǎn)量;夸張的行動(dòng)或形象，小題大做;
?? product生產(chǎn)+ion名詞后綴→生產(chǎn)
"We were for cutting down the cost of production."
我們贊成降低成本.
近義：industry, manufacture, manufacturing, output, outturn, preparation
n. 主題，話題;學(xué)科，科目;[哲]主觀;
adj. 須服從…的;（在君主等）統(tǒng)治下的;
v. 提供，提出;使…隸屬;
?? sub在…下面+ject投擲，扔→扔下去→服從的，扔下去讓大家討論的主題 → 主題，主觀；服從的
"She was dreading having to broach the subject of money to her father."
她正在為不得不向父親提出錢的事犯愁。
近義：overpower, subdue, subjugate, submit, subordinate, tyrannize
反義：loose, save, deliver, emancipate, enfranchise, extricate
returns
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n. 回報(bào)；收益；退貨（return的復(fù)數(shù)）
近義：income, proceeds, revenues, takings, outcome, result
v. 減少；衰減；遞減；削弱…的權(quán)勢(shì)（diminish的現(xiàn)在分詞）
近義：reducing, lessening, reduction, remission, shrinkage, squeeze
反義：increasing, incremental, ascendant, ascendent, ascending, mounting