What we imagine is order is merely the prevailing form of chaos.
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?? 名句詞匯解析
從本句名言中提取的重要詞匯，幫助你深度理解這句話
vt. 想，設(shè)想;想像;料想，猜想;誤認為;
vi. 想象;猜想，推測;
?? imag=image圖像+ine...的→有關(guān)圖像的→想象
"Imagine my amazement when a 70 - year - old man beat me at tennis."
在網(wǎng)球賽中,我竟被一位70高齡的老人擊敗,請想像一下我當時的驚愕狀態(tài).
近義：ideate, picture, suppose, understand, visualise, visualize
adv. 僅僅，只不過;只是;純粹;全然;
?? mere僅僅 + ly...的 → ad.僅僅，只不過
"Do you really want to go or are you merely being amiable?"
你是真的想去呢,還是僅僅為了表示友好?
近義：just, only, purely, simply, solely, but
n. 形狀，形式;外形;方式;表格;
vt. 形成;構(gòu)成;組織;塑造;
vi. 形成，產(chǎn)生;排隊，整隊;
?? form =shape,表示”形狀”
"The noun " mouse " is the singular form of " mice " ."
名詞mouse是 mice 的單數(shù)形式.
近義：past, background, record, dossier, antecedents, institute
反義：hypertrophy, misshape, twist, uglify, warp, contort
n. 混亂，紊亂;（天地未出現(xiàn)的）渾沌世界;〈古〉無底深淵;一團糟;
?? chaos, chaotic 【希臘語傳入拉丁語】 表混沌
"Heavy snow has caused total chaos on the roads."
大雪導(dǎo)致道路上交通一片混亂。
近義：havoc, hell, huddle, jumble, mayhem, mess
n. 命令;秩序;規(guī)則，制度;次序;
vt. 命令;訂購;整理;
vi. 下訂單;
"Arrive two days early in order to acclimatize."
提前兩天到達以便適應(yīng)新環(huán)境。
近義：ask, pray, tell, bid, dictate, request
反義：heed, hold, honor, keep, observe, respect
adj. 占優(yōu)勢的;主要的;普遍的;盛行的;
v. 獲勝( prevail的現(xiàn)在分詞 );盛行;說服;（ 思想、觀點等）被接受;
"We were horrified at the conditions prevailing in local prisons."
地方監(jiān)獄的普遍狀況讓我們震驚。
近義：mainstream, outlasting, predominant, predominating, prevalent, reigning