羅素是一個極出色的哲學家，可是他對日常生活中的事務卻是一竅不通。

Russell was a brilliant philosopher, but even the simplest practical task was quite beyond him.

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Sentence Composition

1 羅素 Luósù
  1. Russell (name)
  2. Bertrand Arthur William, 3rd Earl Russell (1872-1970), British logician, rationalist philosopher and pacifist
=2 是 shì
  1. to be (followed by substantives only)
  2. correct; right; true
  3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
  4. (adverb for emphatic assertion)
=2 是 shì variant of 是 shì
=3 一個 yīge
  1. a; an; one
  2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
=3 一個 yīgè
  1. Combination of the numeral 一 (“one”) and the generic classifier 個／个: a; an; one
  2. same
=4 極 jí
  1. extremely
  2. pole (geography, physics)
  3. utmost
  4. top
=4 極 qì
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 亟 (“repeatedly”)
  2. alternative form of 亟 (“repeatedly”)
5 出色 chūsè remarkable; outstanding
=6 的 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs
=6 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=6 的 dí really and truly
=6 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
7 哲學家 zhéxuéjiā philosopher
8 可是 kěshì
  1. but; however
  2. (used for emphasis) indeed
9 他 tā
  1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
  2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 tārì and 他人 tārén)
=10 對日 duì Rì (policy etc) towards Japan
=10 對日 duìrì
  1. (formal) next corresponding day
  2. next corresponding day
=11 常 Cháng surname Chang
=11 常 cháng
  1. always
  2. ever
  3. often
  4. frequently
  5. common
  6. general
  7. constant
12 生活 shēnghuó
  1. to live
  2. life
  3. livelihood
13 中的 zhòngdì
  1. to hit the target
  2. (fig.) to hit the nail on the head
14 事務 shìwù
  1. (political, economic etc) affairs
  2. work
  3. transaction (as in a computer database)
15 卻是 quèshì
  1. nevertheless
  2. actually
  3. the fact is ...
16 一竅不通 yīqiàobùtōng
  1. lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head)
  2. I don't understand a word (idiom)
  3. it's all Greek to me