n. 協商,討論;建議;策略;法律顧問,辯護人;
vt. 勸告,建議;提供專業咨詢;
?? coun(com-=together)+sel(to take)→商議;商量;忠告
"Listen to the counsel of your elders."
要聽從長輩的忠告。
近義:rede, warn, caution, caveat, admonish, advise
反義:mouthpiece, pettifogger, barrater, barrator, shyster, chicaner
adj. 出了差錯的;有毛病的;有缺陷的;(用于否定句)不恰當的;
adv. 不恰當地;不順當地;錯誤地;(可能因誤會)對…生氣;
"She sensed something was amiss and called the police."
她覺得有點不對頭,就叫了警察。
近義:importunate, importune, improper, inconvenient, inopportune, irrelevant
反義:honestly, identically, aptly, aright, justly, precisely