We must respect the other fellow's religion, but only in the sense and to the extent that we respect his theory that his wife is beautiful and his children smart.
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vt. 尊重;尊敬;關(guān)心;遵守;
n. 尊重,恭敬;敬意;某方面;
?? re再+spect看→再看一眼→尊敬
"Respect for life is a cardinal principle of English law."
尊重生命是英國法律最重要的原則。
近義:honor, honour, obey, observe, prize, regard
反義:outrage, smirch, besmirch, deride, disgrace, dishonor
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. 感覺,官能;意識,觀念;理性;識別力;
vt. 感到;理解,領(lǐng)會;檢測出;
?? sens(feel)+e(名詞后綴)→感官;知覺;意義;判斷力;感知
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我討厭和沒有幽默感的人打交道。
近義:intuit, perceive, feel, apprehend, note, notice
n. 程度;長度;廣大地域;扣押;
?? ex出+tent伸展;擴(kuò)大→伸出去的范圍 → 范圍;程度
"It is difficult to assess the full extent of the damage."
損失情況難以全面估計(jì)。
近義:largeness, magnitude, size, bigness, limits, outreach
n. 學(xué)說;理論;原理;推測;
?? theor思考 + y 抽象名詞 → n. 理論,原理;學(xué)說;意見,看法
"the articulation of his theory"
他的理論的表述
近義:hypothesis, assumption, postulate, postulation, premise, presumption
adj. 美麗的,美好的;極好的;
?? beauti美麗+ful...的→美的,美麗的
"The time has come for action if these beautiful animals are to survive."
若要使這些美麗的動物能生存下去,現(xiàn)在就要行動起來。
近義:arresting, lovable, lovely, beauteous, charming, adorable
反義:homely, inartistic, unaesthetic, unattractive, unbeautiful, uncomely