It is an infantile superstition of the human spirit that virginity would be thought a virtue and not the barrier that separates ignorance from knowledge
— Voltaire
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n. 迷信;迷信行為;<古>邪教;
?? super在…上面+stit站+ion名詞后綴→站在人理智之上的東西→迷信
"According to superstition, breaking a mirror brings bad luck."
按照迷信的說法，摔碎鏡子會帶來噩運。
近義：fetichism
反義：incertitude, incredulity, mistrust, scepsis, scepticism, unbelief
n. 人，人類;
adj. 人的;有人性的;顯示人類特有弱點的;人本性的;
?? hum土,地+an名詞后綴，屬于...的，傳說人是由土造出的 → 人類
"The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump."
老師打了個比喻，把人的心臟比作水泵。
近義：mortal
n. 精神，心靈;情緒;勇氣;精髓;
v. 神秘地帶走;
?? spir呼吸+it名詞→有精神
"He slammed the door in a spirit of defiance."
他以挑釁性的態(tài)度把門砰地一下關(guān)上.
近義：obliterate, efface, eradicate, exterminate, lifeblood, atman
反義：soma, heartsickness, hopelessness, intimidation, lassitude, tiredness
n. 障礙;屏障;柵欄;分界線;
vt. 把…關(guān)入柵欄;用柵欄圍住;
?? barr棒，阻攔+ier名詞后綴，表示物 → 柵欄
"Lack of confidence is the biggest barrier to investment in the region."
缺乏信心是在這一地區(qū)投資的最大障礙.
近義：railing, barricade, fence, gate, parapet, bar
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
n. 了解，理解;知識（表示多方面的知識時有復(fù)數(shù)knowledges這一用法）;學(xué)科;見聞;
?? know知道+ledge框架 → 知識
"She has acquired a good knowledge of English."
她英語已經(jīng)學(xué)得很好。
近義：idea, learning, notion, background, sageness, sapience
反義：nescience, philistinism, unacquaintance, unawareness, unfamiliarity, benightedness