Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction.
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adj. 聰明的;理解力強的;有智力的;[計]智能的;
?? intellig知識界 + ent表示具有...性質的 → 智能型的;有才智的,聰明的
"You're too intelligent to fall for his flattery."
你很聰明,不會受他的阿諛奉承所惑。
近義:logical, astute, perceptive, percipient, perspicacious, practical
反義:idiot, idiotic, ignorant, moronic, naive, noodleheaded
adj. 復雜的;難懂的;復合的;
n. 建筑群;相關聯的一組事物;情結;不正常的憂慮;
?? com共同+plex重疊→全部重疊→復雜的
"the complex structure of the human brain"
錯綜復雜的人腦構造
近義:resort, complicate, installation, system, apparatus, complexus
反義:modest, ordinary, oversimplified, plain, bare, stodgy
adj. 暴力引起的;劇烈的,(風,爆炸等)猛烈的,狂暴的;感情強烈的;顏色強烈的;
?? violat-, viol- 表”傷害;暴力的”
"This area of the city has become a breeding ground for violent crime."
這個市區已成為暴力犯罪的滋生地。
近義:hotheaded, impulsive, rash, rough, squally, stormy
反義:noncombatant, peaceable, peaceful, placid, quiet, serene
n. 天才;天賦;天才人物;(特別的)才能;
?? geni出生,產生+us用→生出[就有]→天才
"the genius of Shakespeare"
莎士比亞的天才
近義:sage, savant, intellect, intelligence, invention, knack
反義:idiocy, imbecility, inanity, asininity, ludicrousness, nonsense
vt.& vi. 移動,搬動;
vi. 搬家;行動;進展;(機器等)開動;
vt. 提議;使感動;搖動;變化;
n. 改變;遷移;
?? mob, mov, mot 表”移動”
"Could we move on now to …?"
我們現在可以接著討論…嗎?
近義:relocate, remove, shuttle, transfer, translocate, withdraw
反義:freeze, remain, abide, caseharden
adj. 相對的;對面的;對立的;[數學](頂、邊等)對的;
prep. (表示位置)在…的對面;[數學](頂、邊等)對的;與…在一排;(表示方式)與…聯合主演;
adv. 在對面,對過;
n. 對立面,對立物,相反的人[事物];
?? op對+pos放+ite表形容詞,有...的→放到對面→相對的
"The chief of the group has gone over to the opposite."
那個組織的頭頭歸降了對方.
近義:antipode, antipole, antithesis, opposition, reverse, contrast
反義:back, fro