A definite purpose, like blinders on a horse, inevitably narrows its possessor's point of view.
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adj. 明確的;一定的;肯定;有把握;
?? de強調+fin界線+ite表形容詞 →明確的
"She has certain definite beauties, such as her eyes."
她確有幾分姿色, 比如說她的眼睛.
近義:confident, inarguable, incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable
反義:implausible, improbable, uncertain, unlikely, imprecise, indeterminate
n. 意志;目的;作用;(進行中的)行動;
vt. 有意;打算;企圖(做);決意(做);
?? pur始終+pose放→始終放的東西→目的,意圖
"We spoke to little purpose — his mind was clearly made up already."
我們說的話幾乎不起作用,他顯然已下定決心了.
近義:intend, consider, appoint, ascribe, denote, designate
adv. 不可避免地,自然而然地;必然地,無疑的;難免;終于只好;
?? in 不 + evit=evite避免 + ably 可...地 → adv. 不可避免地;必然地
"In the way you go on, you are inevitably coming apart."
照你們這樣下去, 毫無疑問是會散伙的.
近義:unavoidably, unfortunately, certainly, fatally
n. 點;要點;得分;標點;
vt. (意思上)指向;削尖;加標點于;指路;
vi. 表明;指向;
?? point(prick)→點;地點;目的;時刻;使銳利;指示
"Racial tension has reached boiling point ."
種族間的緊張狀態已達到一觸即發的程度。
近義:range, aim, hone, sharpen, strap, strop
n. 馬;騎馬的軍人,騎兵;有腳的架;跳馬,鞍馬;
vt. 為…備馬;猛推或用力向上舉;
vi. 欲交配,,用于母馬;
adj. 馬的;騎在馬背上的;馬拉的,使用馬力的;較大的,較粗硬的;
?? 音“禍事”,塞翁失 馬焉知非福
"the anatomy of the horse"
馬的身體構造
近義:mount, equine, horsy
n. 看法;風景;視域;[建筑學]視圖;
vt. 看;看待;
?? 唯有”(諧音)我的 觀點新奇
"an apocalyptic view of history"
對歷史抱極其悲觀的觀點
近義:see, sight, witness, behold, discern, eye