In our society those who are in reality superior in intelligence can be accepted by their fellows only if they pretend they are not.
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從本句名言中提取的重要詞匯,幫助你深度理解這句話
n. 社會;上流社會;社團;社群;
adj. 上流社會的,社交界的;
?? socie=social社會+ty表名詞 → 社會,社團
"Racism is abhorrent to a civilized society."
文明社會憎惡種族主義。
近義:aristoi, community, institution, merging, partnership, brotherhood
反義:personhood, self, selfhood, distinctiveness, individual
n. 現實,現實性;真實情況,實際情形;實體,實在;事實;
?? real真實的+ity名詞后綴 →現實,真實
"our perception of reality"
我們對現實的認識
近義:sooth, substantiality, truth, verity, actuality, fact
反義:chimaera, chimera, fable, hallucination
adj. (級別、地位)較高的;(在質量等方面)較好的;(數量)較多的;上等的;
n. 上級;較好的人[事物],優勝者;修道院院長;方丈;
?? super在上面+ior表形容詞,較...的 →在上面的,超越的
"vastly superior"
強得多
近義:head, provost, chairman, chief, director, higher
反義:servient, subaltern, subordinate, understrapper, wo, sub
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
vt. 假裝,偽裝;假稱;裝扮;
vi. 扮演;自稱;假裝,矯作;
adj. 仿制的;
?? pre提前+tend延伸→提前伸出想好借口 → 假裝,借口
"So you don't need to pretend, do you?"
所以你不必裝假了, 對 吧 ?
近義:purport, represent, sham, simulate, dissemble, fake
accepted
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a. 公認的, 一般承認的\\n[經] 已承兌, 已認付
近義:approved, avowed, recognised, recognized, sanctioned, welcome
反義:neglected, offcast, outcast, outlawed, refuse, relegated