In a time of drastic change it is the learners who inherit the future. The learned usually find themselves equipped to live in a world that no longer exists.

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drastic ['dr?st?k] 詞頻5 詞根: dr-
adj. 激烈的;猛烈的;(法律等)嚴厲的;極端的;
?? dra表演+stic=istic有...性質的 → 表演十分投入的 →充滿激情的 → 激烈的,迅猛的;嚴厲的,極端的
"The situation brings home to us the need for drastic preventive measures."
這種情況使我們深切地感到,采取堅決的預防措施是必要的.
近義:inflexible, assertive, rigorous, severe, violent, aggressive 反義:approbatory, indulging, leathery, lissom, malleable, obliging
inherit [?n'h?r?t] 詞頻3 詞根: in
vt.& vi. 繼承; vt. 經遺傳獲得(品質、身體特征等),繼任;
?? in使...+her=heredity遺傳+it名詞后綴→ 成為繼承人
"He intended that his son should inherit his business."
他打算讓他的兒子繼承他的生意.
近義:heir, receive
learned ['l?nd] 詞頻3
adj. 有學問的;博學的;學術上的;精通某門學問的; v. 學習(learn的過去式和過去分詞);得知;
?? learn學習+ed形容詞后綴 → 有學問的;學術上的
"He has not yet learned how to be gracious in defeat."
他還沒有學會怎樣豁達大度地面對失敗。
近義:highbrow, informed, knowing, knowledgeable, lettered, literate
usually ['ju?u?li] 詞頻1 詞根: 使用
adv. 通常,經常,平常,慣常地;一直,向來;動不動,一般;素;
?? usual通常的+ly副詞后綴→通常地,慣常地
"The discovery of distillation is usually accredited to the Arabs of the 11th century."
通常認為,蒸餾法是阿拉伯人在11世紀發明的。
近義:invariably, mostly, normally, oft, often, oftentimes 反義:infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes
themselves [e?m's?lvz] 詞頻1
pron. 他[她,它]們自己;他們親自;“himself”的復數;“herself”的復數;
?? them他們+selves自己的復數 → 他們自己,
"All our officers are trained to defend themselves against knife attacks."
我們所有的警察都接受過自衛訓練,能夠對付持刀襲擊。
近義:herself, himself, itself, oneself, them, yourself
future ['fj?t??] 詞頻1
adj. 將來的,未來的;[語法學]將來時的; n. 前途;[美國俚語]未婚妻;期貨;
?? futur- 【拉丁傳入法語】表示將來的某種狀態
"We all work hard in the interests of our future."
我們都為我們自己的將來而努力工作.
近義:next, oncoming, unborn, coming, forthcoming 反義:prior

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