Day 1
empirical[imˈpirik(ə)l] derived from or guided by experience or experiment.
Eg.How do archaeologists wrap an empirical mind around capturing history?
Hypothesis/haɪ'pɑθəsɪs/
astonishment/ə'stɑnɪʃmənt/
Eg.To the astonishment of his doctors, Gage survived—but he “was no longer Gage,” as one of his friends famously noted.
empirical[imˈpirik(ə)l] derived from or guided by experience or experiment.
Eg.How do archaeologists wrap an empirical mind around capturing history?
Hypothesis/haɪ'pɑθəsɪs/
astonishment/ə'stɑnɪʃmənt/
Eg.To the astonishment of his doctors, Gage survived—but he “was no longer Gage,” as one of his friends famously noted.
particles/'pɑrtɪkl/
Eg.How do these misconceptions about particle physics come about, and what can particle physicists do about them?
The face is not a particle like hers, and yet it reminded me of her.
spot
a tender spot痛处
beauty spot风景区；美人痣
bleach spot漂白污渍
blind spot（视网膜上的）盲点；（驾驶车辆等视力以外的）盲区；偏见；无知
compellingadjective
1.tending to compel, as to force or push toward a course of action; overpowering:
There were compelling reasons for their divorce.
compelling obligation不可推卸的责任
2.having a powerful and irresistible effect; requiring acute admiration, attention, or respect:
a man of compelling integrity; a compelling drama.
simultaneously/saɪməlˈtenɪəslɪ/
existing, occurring, or operating at the same time; concurrent:
simultaneous movements; simultaneous translation.
supernova
1.the explosion of a star, possibly caused by gravitational collapse, during which the star's luminosity increases by as much as 20 magnitudes and most of the star's mass is blown away at very high velocity, sometimes leaving behind an extremely dense core.
2.the star undergoing such an explosion.
magnificent/mæg'nɪfəsnt/
making a splendid appearance or show; of exceptional beauty, size, etc.:
a magnificent cathedral; magnificent scenery.
2.extraordinarily fine; superb:
a magnificent opportunity; magnificent weather.
3.noble; sublime:
a magnificent poem.
4.(usually initial capital letter) (formerly used as a title of some rulers) great; grand:
Lorenzo the Magnificent.
5.lavishly munificent; extravagant:
a magnificent inheritance.
