POSITIVISM, n. A philosophy that denies our knowledge of the Real and affirms our ignorance of the Apparent. Its longest exponent is Comte, its broadest Mill and its thickest Spencer.
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n. 哲學;哲學體系，哲學思想;生活信條;哲理;
?? philo愛+sophy智慧→愛智慧→哲學
"the mechanistic philosophy that compares the brain to a computer"
將人腦比作電腦的機械論哲學
近義：ideology, conviction
n. 了解，理解;知識（表示多方面的知識時有復數knowledges這一用法）;學科;見聞;
?? know知道+ledge框架 → 知識
"She has acquired a good knowledge of English."
她英語已經學得很好。
近義：idea, learning, notion, background, sageness, sapience
反義：nescience, philistinism, unacquaintance, unawareness, unfamiliarity, benightedness
n. 無知，愚昧;蒙;
?? i不+gnor知道+ance名詞后綴 →無知，愚昧
"They were at last freed from the fetters of ignorance."
他們終于從愚昧無知的束縛中解脫出來。
近義：nescience, philistinism, unacquaintance, unawareness, unfamiliarity, benightedness
反義：idea, learning, notion, background, sageness, sapience
adj. 易看見的，可看見的;顯然的，明明白白的;貌似的，表面的;顯見;
?? ap加強意義+par看見+ent...的→能看見的→清晰易見的；顯然的
"It was apparent from her face that she was really upset."
從面容上一眼就可以看出她確實心緒煩亂。
近義：manifest, obvious, overt, palpable, patent, plain
反義：unclear, bleary, intricate, obscure, abstruse, profound
adj. 真的;真實的，現實的;事實上的;真誠的;
adv. 真正，實在;確實地;
n. 實在，現實;實數;
"I made a real balls-up of my exams."
我考試考得一塌糊涂。
近義：legitimate, authentic, sterling, true, truthful, unfeigned
反義：imaginary, utopical, visional, chimeric, chimerical, dreamlike
n. 指數;典型;說明者;樣品，說明物;
adj. 說明的;講解的;
"She is an exponent of vegetarianism."
她是一個素食主義的倡導者.
近義：lecturer, shower, dissertator, elucidator, exhibitor, explicator