There is something fascinating about science. One gets such wholesale returns of conjecture out of such a trifling investment of fact.
— Mark Twain
· Science
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adj. 迷人的，有極大吸引力的;使人神魂顛倒的;
v. 使…陶醉(fascinate的ing形式);
?? fascinat=fascinate使…入迷+ing使...的 →迷人的
"His life story is recounted in two fascinating volumes of autobiography."
這兩卷引人入勝的自傳小說詳述了他的生平.
近義：arresting, absorbing, obsessive, riveting, spellbinding, winning
反義：horrible, ignoble, low, lowly, mean, nasty
n. 批發;躉售，大規模買賣;
adj. 批發的，整批賣的;大規模的;
adv. 大量地，大批地;廣泛地，大規模地;
vt. 批發;
vi. 經營批發業;批發售出;
?? whole 完整的 + sale 銷售 → n.&v.批發,躉售\r\nadj.批發的,大規模的\r\nadv.大規模地,完全
"the wholesale slaughter of innocent people"
對無辜人民的大屠殺
近義：bulk
反義：huckster, retail
n. 推測，猜想;設想，揣度;想像;計劃;
vt.& vi. 推測，猜想;估量;揣摩;設想;
?? con共同+ject投擲，扔+ure名詞后綴→大家一起扔思想 →推測
"The truth of his conjecture was confirmed by the newspaper report."
新聞報道證明了他的推測果然不假。
近義：assume, premise, presume, regard, suppose, surmise
反義：reconfirm, verify, confirm, corroborate
n. 投資，投資額;封鎖;（時間、精力的）投入;值得買的東西;
?? invest投資 + ment表名詞→投資
"to encourage foreign investment"
鼓勵外國投資
近義：deposit, outlay, input, contribution, investing
n. 科學;技術，知識;學科;理科;
?? sci知道+ence名詞后綴 → 科學；學問
"a degree in computer science"
計算機科學學位
adj. 微不足道的;輕浮的;無聊的;懶散的;
v. 輕視，小看( trifle的現在分詞 );
"Fortunately, the stormy waves caused trifling damage to the boat."
幸好, 風浪使船只受到的損壞較輕.
近義：skittishness, superficiality, triviality, flippancy, frivolity, idle