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先推荐几个权威在线英文词典，查英文释义和例句用法非常有用~~
Here are some authentic online dictionaries I recommend:
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Colins柯林斯
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/ -
Longman朗文
https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/
Highly recommended the third one! Apart from the explanations and example sentences, it also displays synonym, AWL(academic word list), word family and collocations!
墙裂推荐第三个！除了释义及例句，还标注了同义词、是否是学术英语词汇，以及词组搭配和词族(认识一个新单词，顺便把它的亲戚、家人们也认识了，词汇量不扩大都难哈哈哈！）
本周词汇New Words This Week:
8. identify /aɪˈdentɪfaɪ/
释义1 to recognize and correctly name someone or something
He was too far away to be able to identify faces.
The police took fingerprints and identified the body.
释义2 to recognize something or discover exactly what it is, what its nature or origin is etc.
Scientists have identified the gene that causes abnormal growth.
They identified a number of problem areas.
释义3 if a particular thing identifies someone or something, it makes them easy to recognize
identify somebody as somebody
His accent identified him as a Frenchman.
词族Word family
(noun) identification identity
(adjective) identifiable unidentified
(verb) identify
7. data /ˈdeɪtə, ˈdɑːtə/
释义1 information or facts
The research involves collecting data from two random samples.
语法Grammar: Singular or plural verb?
• In everyday English, data is usually followed by a singular verb:
The data is collected by trained interviewers.
• In academic or very formal English, a plural verb is used:
These data are summarized in Table 5.
• When talking about one fact or piece of information, you say a piece of data:
This is a useful piece of data.
✗Don’t say: datas
释义2 information in a form that can be stored and used, especially on a computer
It’s possible to store a lot more data on a DVD.
Collocations:
a data base/data bank (=a large amount of data stored in a computer system)
We can compare insurance prices from different companies on the database.
data collection
Choosing the right method of data collection will be crucial to the experiment’s success.
data analysis
Computers are increasingly used for data analysis.
a body of data (=a large amount of data)
There is an enormous body of data in support of the theory.
6. context /ˈkɒntekst/
释义1:
the situation, events, or information that are related to something and that help you to understand it
搭配collocations:
the social/political/historical context
You often need to understand the cultural context of jokes.
a wider/broader/larger context (=a more general situation, set of events etc)
It’s important to look at the story in the wider context of medieval Spain.
see something in the context of something (=consider and understand something in relation to a particular situation)
His life and work must be seen in the context of his youth.
put/place/set/see something in context (=consider something in context)
The issue must be placed within its historical context.
释义2 :
the words that come just before and after a word or sentence and that help you understand its meaning
e.g. The meaning of ‘mad’ depends on its context.
词族Word family:
(noun) context
(adjective) contextual
(verb) contextualize
(adverb) contextually
5. conceptualize /kənˈseptʃuəlaɪz/
（英式conceptualise ）
释义：to form an idea of sth in your mind.
例句：
1）How do older people conceptualize their health?
2）This led him to conceptualize intellectual development in much the same way as biological development.
3）How do we as a notion conceptualize racial equality?
词族Word family：
(noun) concept conceptualization
(adjective) conceptual
(verb) conceptualize
(adverb) conceptually
4. assume /əˈsjuːm $ əˈsuːm/
(最常见释义) to think that something is true, although you do not have definite proof.
(同义词) presume
(用法)
1)assume (that)
I didn’t see your car, so I assumed you’d gone out.
2)it seems/is reasonable to assume (that)
It seems reasonable to assume that the book was written around 70 AD.
3)somebody can safely assume that (=it is almost certain)
I think we can safely assume that interest rates will go up again soon.
4)somebody/something is assumed to be (doing) something
The rest of the system is assumed to be functioning well.
5)assume the worst (=think that the worst possible thing has happened)
When it got to midnight and Paul was still not back, I began to assume the worst.
（语法）
In more formal English, you say it is assumed that something is true:
It is assumed that the person is innocent.
参考来源Reference: https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/
1.epistemology /ɪˌpɪstəˈmɒlədʒi/ 认识论
（个体的知识观，也即个体对知识和知识获得所持有的信念）
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认识论在哲学中有两个分支：经验论和唯理论。
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2. empiricism /ɪmˈpɪrɪsɪzəm/ 经验论
the belief that people should rely on practical experience and experiments, rather than on theories, as a basis for knowledge.（又称“经验主义”，认为人的一切知识都来源于感性经验。）
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3. rationalism /ˈræʃənəlɪzəm/ 唯理论
the belief that your actions should be based on scientific thinking rather than emotions or religious beliefs（又称“理性主义”，认为感性知识不可靠，只有理性直观和推理才能把握事物规律，得到可靠知识。）
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参考来源Reference：
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lI9-YgSzsEQ
注：文中的英文和中文并非对应翻译，中文只是辅助理解，请不要误会啦啦啦~
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