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【TED】Michael Shermer: The pattern behind self-deception (The pattern behind self-deception | Michael Shermer)
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pattern
US /ˈpætən/
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UK /'pætn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Model to follow in making or doing something
- Colors or shapes which are repeated on objects
- Transitive Verb
- To copy the way something else is made
- To decorate with a pattern.
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US /bren/
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UK /breɪn/
- Transitive Verb
- To strike someone forcefully on the head
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- The part of the head that thinks
- A smart person who often makes good decisions
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US /ɪkˈspɛrəmənt/
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UK /ɪk'sperɪmənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
- A course of action tentatively adopted without being sure of the eventual outcome.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To create and perform tests to research something
- To try something new that you haven't tried before
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US /ɪˈluʒən/
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UK /ɪ'lu:ʒn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Idea, image or impression that is not correct
- Something that deceives by producing a false or misleading impression of reality.
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