Don't you wish there was a knob on the TV to turn up the intelligence? There's one marked 'Brightness,' but it doesn't work.
— Gallagher
· Television
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n. 智力;聰穎;情報;情報機構;
?? intel在…中間+lig選擇，收集+ence名詞后綴→從中選出好的→智力
"She used her good looks to compensate her lack of intelligence."
她利用她漂亮的外表來彌補智力的不足.
近義：aptness, intellect, invention, argument, knack, mentality
n. 亮度;明亮;光澤度;燈火通明;
?? bright光明的+ness表名詞 →光明
"She switched on the light, wincing at the sudden brightness."
她打開了燈, 突如其來的強烈光線刺得她不敢睜眼.
近義：incandescence, light, lightness, limpidity, lucidity, luster
反義：somberness, sombreness, tarnish, colorlessness, drabness
v. 希望;想要;祝愿;
n. 愿望;希望;希望的事 ;祝福;
?? wi(we我們)+sh(希):我們希望- 希望
"I do not wish to complicate the task more than is necessary."
我不想使這項任務不必要地復雜化。
近義：want, will, covet, crave, desire, appetence
knob
[nɑb]
n. 球形把手;（收音機等的）旋鈕;小塊;疙瘩;
v. 鼓起;使有球形突出物;給（門等）裝球形把手;
?? 拉吧（諧音）： 球形把手{o像球形} 蘿卜（諧音）：蘿卜形狀的 門把,太有新意了
"the volume control knob"
音量控制旋鈕
近義：helve, hold, holder, lug, pommel, pull
vt.& vi. 使轉動;旋轉;使改變方向;使不適;
vt. 使變酸;使變換;使變為;
n. 翻轉;（路線或方向的）改變;機會;
"The government did an about-turn over nuclear energy."
政府對核能的態度來了個180度的大轉變。
近義：loop, slew, swerve, veer, wind, bend
反義：reerect, right, straighten, unfold, untwist
marked
[mɑ:kt]
adj. 顯著的，著名的;有記號的;加印記的;受監視的;
v. 表示(mark的過去分詞);作記號;給…打分;在…留下痕跡;
"The reforms marked the successful culmination of a long campaign."
這些改革標志著一場長期運動的勝利結束。
近義：appointed, memorable, outstanding, pronounced, remarkable, bold
反義：idle, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insubstantial, meaningless