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Sinanthiel (显示个人资料) 2008年12月10日上午10:56:59
Human beings who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
Miland (显示个人资料) 2008年12月10日上午11:38:50
Homoj, kiuj estas preskaŭ unikaj pro ilia kapableco lerni de la sperto de aliaj, ankaŭ estas rimarkindaj pro ilia malemo fari tion.
Miland (显示个人资料) 2008年12月10日下午4:00:44
mnlg:I prefer neemo or manko de emo.I considered these alternatives, but most uses of mal seem to me to contrast the presence of something with its absence - emo, in this case. Also 'disinclined' in this context seemed to me to include inner resistance to learning and change, which ne-emo might not convey.
mnlg (显示个人资料) 2008年12月10日下午4:20:14
Also, for absence of inclination I hardly see mal; "mi ne ŝatas", "mi ne certas", "mi ne volas". I have used "mi ne emas" a lot. I can't remember one time when I said "mi malemas". I think that "neemo" shows indifference or apathy, while "malemo" is better suited to express fierce opposition. But in that case, perhaps "kontraŭi" is a more natural choice.
Miland (显示个人资料) 2008年12月10日下午4:41:25
mnlg:My take of mal is that it contrasts something with its opposite, and not with its absence...I was thinking of malfermi, and malhela. Words connected with strong emotions may indeed be good examples of straight opposites. But Kontraŭi focusses possibly more on active resistance, whereas I was thinking of inertia, as in mallaboremo. This last one may be the best parallel to what I was getting at.