Man is the only animal that learns by being hypocritical. He pretends to be polite and then, eventually, he _becomes_ polite.
— Jean Kerr
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n. 動(dòng)物，獸，牲畜;<俚>家畜，牲口;<俚>畜生（一般的人）;獸性;
adj. 動(dòng)物的;肉體的;肉欲的;
?? anim生命，精神+al名詞后綴→有生命的東西→動(dòng)物
"I have an allergy to animal hair."
我對(duì)動(dòng)物毛過敏。
近義：beast, crittur, creature, critter, physical, beastly
反義：vegetal
adj. 偽善的;虛偽的;偽善者的;言不由衷的;
?? hypo 下面，次等 + crit 判斷 + ical ...的 → adj. 虛偽的；偽善的
"It's hypocritical to say one thing and do another."
言行不符就是偽善.
近義：hypocrite, pharisaical, prudish, straitlaced, fictitious, inauthentic
反義：honest, aboveboard, ingenuous, innocent, naive, open
adv. 終于，最后;竟;總歸;終究;
?? eventual最后的+ly 表示方式、程度、狀態(tài)、“...地” → ad.終于；最后
"Eventually, his anger dissipated."
他的憤怒終于平息了。
近義：sometime, lastly, ultimately, finally
adj. 有禮貌的;有教養(yǎng)的，文雅的;上流社會(huì)的;應(yīng)酬的，客套的;
?? police(警察）特(t)有polite（禮貌）
"He was quite polite, but he wasn't ready to help me."
他相當(dāng)有禮貌, 但他并不愿意幫我.
近義：heedful, kind, mannerly, mindful, obliging, attentive
反義：indelicate, uncouth, foulmouthed, discourteous