create/kriˈeɪt/ v 创建，创造

Scientists disagree about how the universe was created. 科学见对宇宙的形成有分歧

西方更愿意相信“上帝”创造了一切，所以由create衍生出了一个单词：creature/ˈkriːtʃə(r)/ n 生物。本意就是上帝造万物。

respect for all living creatures（respect：尊敬，suspect v 怀疑 n 嫌疑犯 a 可疑的，不可信的，来自词根-spect-看）

You pathetic creature!（pathetic/pəˈθetɪk/ a 可怜的；差劲的）

She was an exotic creature with long red hair and brilliant green eyes.（exotic/ɪɡˈzɒtɪk/ a 异国风味的；奇异的 n 舶来品，ex-外面来的）

巨鲸落，万物生

我们可以提取出一个词根：-cre-/creas- 增长，我们在学习decrease，increase就轻松了

decrease/dɪˈkriːs , ˈdiːkriːs/ n/v 减少，降低

记忆：de-下，-creas-长，往下去了，就是减少，降低！

对比记忆：increase/ɪnˈkriːs , ˈɪŋkriːs/ n/v 增加，增长

记忆：不要再纠结前缀-in-的问题

creation/kriˈeɪʃn/ n 创造，作品

recreation/ˌriːkriˈeɪʃn/ n 娱乐，消遣

记忆：先creation创造，再消费re-creation，消费就是再创造！

对比词汇：entertainment/ˌentəˈteɪnmənt/ n 娱乐；招待；娱乐活动.

区别：recreation 更侧重参与者，踢足球，打篮球；entertainment更侧重消费者角度，讲娱乐的形式：演唱会，电影，钓鱼等。

the increasing use of land for recreation

His recreations include golf, football and shooting.

His only form of recreation is playing football.

radio, television and other forms of entertainment

a budget for the entertainment of clients 用于招待客户的专项开支

One movie is classified as pure art, the other as entertainment（娱乐片）.（classify v 分类）