Our observation of nature must be diligent, our reflection profound, and our experiments exact. We rarely see these three means combined; and for this reason, creative geniuses are not common.
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n. 觀察;觀察力;評論;觀察所得;
?? ob加強動作+serv服務，保持+ation名詞后綴 → 觀察
"Most information was collected by direct observation of the animals' behaviour."
大部分信息都是通過直接觀察動物的行為收集到的。
近義：inspection, perusal, scrutiny, study, consideration, note
反義：applause, approbation, assent, nodding, o.k., ok
n. 自然;天性;天理;類型;
?? nat出生的+ure狀態→出生狀態→天性
"the adversarial nature of the two-party system"
兩黨制的對抗性
近義：milieu, surroundings, circumambiency, medium, ecosystem, environment
adj. 勤奮的;勤勉的;用功的;費盡心血的;
?? dilig勤奮+ent具有...性質的→勤勉的,勤奮的
"A spotless stove told us that his mother is a diligent housekeeper."
爐子清潔無瑕就表明他母親是個勤勞的主婦.
近義：indefatigable, industrious, assiduous, persevering, persistent, relentless
反義：idle, indolent, loafing, negligent, shiftless, slack
n. 反映;（關于某課題的）思考;（聲、光、熱等的）反射;映像;
?? re反+flect彎曲+ion名詞后綴 → 反射；思考
"He admired his reflection in the mirror."
他欣賞著自己在鏡中的影像。
近義：meditation, pondering, reflexion, rumination, study, thought
反義：mindlessness, rashness, recklessness, silliness, foolishness
adj. 深厚的;意義深遠的;嚴重的;知識淵博的;
n. 〈詩〉深海，大洋;深淵;（靈魂）深處;
?? pro前面+found基礎→有基礎在前面→有根基的，深刻的
"All at once he fell into a state of profound melancholy."
他立即陷入無盡的憂思之中.
近義：immense, abysmal, unfathomable, yawning, chasmal, deep
反義：shallow, cursory
adv. 很少地;罕有地;極精彩地;珍奇地，絕佳地;
?? rare稀少的 + ly...的 → ad.很少，難得
"Biology rarely starts over."
生物難得重新開始。
近義：infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes, oddly, peculiarly
反義：manyfold, oft, often, oftentimes, repeatedly, usually