Civilization is a limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities.
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n. 文明,文化;開化,教化;修養;文明社會;
?? civil市民;禮貌+ization...化→文明 → 文明,文化
"Civilization is on the brink of apocalypse."
文明已瀕臨毀滅的邊緣。
近義:humanity, mankind, world, civilisation, kultur, culture
n. 增加,增殖,倍增;[數]乘法,乘法運算;
?? multi 多 + pl=ply折+ication表名詞 →multiply折很多次=乘+ication表名詞 → 乘法, 增加
"We had multiplication tables drilled into us at school."
以前我們上學得反復背誦乘法表.
近義:proliferation
adj. 不必要的,多余的;無用的,無益的;無須;
?? un 不 + necess 必要+ ary 表示有...性質的 → adj. 不必要的,無用的
"They were found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to animals."
他們因虐待動物而被判有罪。
近義:needless, pointless, profitless, purposeless, redundant, reiterative
反義:important, indispensable, intrinsic, key, main, material
limitless
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a. 無限的, 無界限的
近義:immeasurable, infinite, shoreless, spaceless, termless, unbounded
反義:qualified, restricted, circumscribed, circumscript, confined, constricted