JOSS-STICKS, n. Small sticks burned by the Chinese in their pagan tomfoolery, in imitation of certain sacred rites of our holy religion.
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adj. 宗教的;神圣的;受崇敬的,值得崇敬的;有宗教性質(zhì)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(rèn)為蛇是不可冒犯的.
近義:holy, sacral, consecrated, divine, hallowed
反義:immoral, impious, iniquitous, irreligious, obscene, piacular
n. 宗教;支配自己生活的大事;教派;心愛的事物;
?? relig=rely依賴+ ion 名詞后綴 → 用來依賴的 → 宗教;宗教信仰
"Is there always a conflict between science and religion?"
科學(xué)和宗教信仰之間是否永遠(yuǎn)存在著沖突?
近義:creed, faith
反義:godlessness
n. 中國人;華人;中文;漢語;
adj. 中國的;中國人的;中國話的;中文的;
?? Chin=China中國+ese某國人或語言→中國的(人),漢語
"The jet entered Chinese airspace without permission."
那架噴氣式飛機(jī)未經(jīng)允許闖入中國領(lǐng)空。
近義:chink, chinaman
adj. 小的;難為情的;低級(jí)的,卑劣的;細(xì)微的,微弱的;
adv. 小小地;卑鄙地;
n. 細(xì)小部分,腰部;瑣碎東西;身份低的人;矮小的人;
"These small particles agglomerate together to form larger clusters."
這些顆粒聚結(jié)形成較大的團(tuán)。
近義:little, meager, meagre, minute, reduced, scanty
反義:large, major, sizeable, sizable, some, capital
n. 異教徒,非基督教徒;沒有宗教信仰的人;
adj. 異教徒的;非基督教的;無宗教信仰的;
"That pagan did not believe in Christ."
那個(gè)異教徒從不相信基督。
近義:heathen, heathenish, infidel, unbeliever, gentile
反義:votary, worshiper, worshipper, devotee
n. 愚蠢的舉動(dòng), 無聊的小玩意
近義:hogwash, hooey, horseshit, humbug, muddleheadedness, nonsense