Whereas in art nothing worth doing can be done without genius, in science even a very moderate capacity can contribute to a supreme achievement.

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genius ['d?inj?s] 詞頻2 詞根: gen
n. 天才;天賦;天才人物;(特別的)才能;
?? geni出生,產生+us用→生出[就有]→天才
"the genius of Shakespeare"
莎士比亞的天才
近義:sage, savant, intellect, intelligence, invention, knack 反義:idiocy, imbecility, inanity, asininity, ludicrousness, nonsense
moderate ['mɑd?r?t] 詞頻2 詞根: mode
adj. 有節制的;穩健的,溫和的;適度的,中等的;<美俚>慢吞吞的; vt. 使和緩;主持;節制; vi. 變緩和;作主持人;
?? moder方式,模式,風度+ate形容詞后綴→做事有風度→適度的
"students of moderate ability"
能力一般的學生
近義:mitigate, qualify, restrain, slake, temper, buffer 反義:intensify, worsen, deteriorate, exacerbate, indomitable, rampant
capacity [k?'p?s?ti] 詞頻2 詞根: 抓住
n. 容量;才能;性能;生產能力; adj. 充其量的,最大限度的;
?? cap拿,抓,握住+acity表名詞,有...傾向→拿住的能力→容量;才能
"We mustn't attempt unrestricted expansion regardless if it is within our capacity."
我們不能不顧自己的能力企圖無限制地發展.
近義:aptitude, aptness, potential, proficiency, skilfulness, skill 反義:impotence, inability, incapability, incompetence, incompetency, invalidity
contribute [k?n'tr?bjut] 詞頻2 詞根: con
vt.& vi. 貢獻出;捐贈(款項);投稿(給雜志等);出力;
?? con共同+tribute給予→全部給出→捐獻,貢獻
"Each will contribute 20 yuan."
每人攤20元錢.
近義:participate, collaborate, cooperate, give
supreme [su?prim] 詞頻2
adj. 最高的;至高的,無上的;最重要的;(程度)很大的;
?? supe(above)+eme(表最高級的后綴)→最高的;至尊的;無上的;最重要的;最后的
"The vice-president must now take on the mantle of supreme power."
副總統現在必須承擔起最高權力的重任。
近義:hegemonic, hegemonical, hegemonist, highest, paramount, perfect 反義:lesser, lower, minor, undermost
achievement [?'t?ivm?nt] 詞頻2 詞根: 頭
n. 完成,達到;成就,成績;
?? achieve 達成+ ment表示行為、行為的過程或結果 → n.成績,成就;實現,完成,達到
"the greatest scientific achievement of the decade"
這十年最偉大的科學成就
近義:hit, arrival, attainment, performance, prodigy, prowess 反義:infelicity, irregularity, lapse, miss, overthrow, shortcoming

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