IMBECILITY, n. A kind of divine inspiration, or sacred fire affecting censorious critics of this dictionary.
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imbecility
[,?mb?'s?l?ti]
n. 愚笨;低能;弱智;愚蠢行為;
?? imbecil 低能的 +ity 表名詞，指具備某種性質 → n. 愚鈍；低能；愚蠢的行為，言語等
"We commented adversely upon the imbecility of that message of telegraphic style."
我們對著這條電報式的愚蠢的留言發泄了一通不滿.
近義：idiocy, idiotism, stupidity, blockheadedness, feeblemindedness, foolishness
反義：aptness, intellect, invention, argument, knack, mentality
adj. 神的， 天賜的;極好的;神圣的;
vt.&vi. 占卜，預言;猜測， 預測;（用丫形杖）探測（地下水）;
n. 牧師;神學家;
?? divinus(屬于神的)+ine(形容詞后綴)→神的；神圣的；超人的
"No player has a divine right to be in this team."
沒有哪名選手天生就有權留在這個隊里。
近義：augur, portend, predict, prophesy, foresee, foretell
反義：hellish, immoral, impious, iniquitous, irreligious, obscene
n. 靈感;鼓舞人心的人或事;啟發靈感的人（或事物）;吸氣;
?? in進+spir呼吸+ation表名詞 → 吸氣；靈感
"Dreams can be a rich source of inspiration for an artist."
夢境可以成為藝術家靈感的豐富源泉。
近義：influx, numen, afflation, afflatus, brainchild, brainwave
adj. 宗教的;神圣的;受崇敬的，值得崇敬的;有宗教性質的;
?? sacr神圣+ed...的 → 神圣的
"In Africa the snake is still sacred with many tribes."
非洲許多部落仍認為蛇是不可冒犯的.
近義：holy, sacral, consecrated, divine, hallowed
反義：immoral, impious, iniquitous, irreligious, obscene, piacular
n. 詞典，字典;[自]代碼字典;
?? dict說話，斷言+ion行為+ary表名詞 →措詞的書→字典
"We are working all round the clock to finish this dictionary!"
我們在為完成這本詞典而晝夜不停地工作著!
近義：wordbook, lexicon, glossary
n. 〈古〉方式，方法;本質，天性;同類;某類;
adj. 仁慈的，體貼的;友善的，好心的;溫和;寬宏大量的;
"Beneath his gruff exterior, he's really very kind-hearted."
他外表冷漠，心地卻十分善良。
近義：nature, order, quality, rank, sort, stamp
反義：heedless, impolite, inattentive, inclement, abrupt, loutish