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
n. 事件;(討論、考慮等的)問題;重要性;物質;
vi. 要緊,重要;化膿;有重大影響;有重要性;
"Now we come to the crux of the matter ."
現在我們來談問題的癥結。
近義:import, signify, weigh, count, amount, issue