John Dewey has said in all seriousness that the part played by custom in shaping the behaviour of the individual,as against any way in which he can affect traditional custom,
風俗在形成個人行為方面所起的作用和一個對風俗的任何影響相比，
新概念英語第四冊
Lesson 44 Patterns of culture
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adj. 個人的;獨特的;個別的;
n. 個人;個體;
?? in加強+di分開+vid分開+ual...的→與別人分開的→個人的，個體的
"Welfare payments cease as soon as an individual starts a job."
一旦就業，即停發福利救濟。
近義：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
反義：assemblage, assembly, mass, mob, multitude, party
prep. 反對;對…不利;緊靠;以防;
?? gain =against (反對)#詞根助記：反對
"Ten people voted in favour, five against and two abstained."
十人投票贊成，五人反對，兩人棄權。
近義：athwart, agin
vt. 影響;假裝;感動;（疾病）侵襲;
n. 感情，情感，心情;[精神病學]（表露或覺察到的）情緒反應;
?? af加強+fect做，制作→做得讓人加強印象→影響；感動
"How will these changes affect us?"
這些變化對我們會有什么影響？
近義：impact, impinge, impress, influence, melt, move
adj. 傳統的;口傳的;慣例的;因襲的;
?? tra橫+dit給予+ion抽象名詞+al形容詞后綴，…的→橫著給的，代代相傳的 →傳統的，慣例的
"traditional songs with piano accompaniment"
用鋼琴伴奏的傳統歌曲
近義：mainstream, orthodox, academic, square, straight, traditionalistic
反義：hot, imaginative, innovatory, new, novel, original
n. 盥洗室, 廁所, 嫖客
近義：punter, latrine, loo, outhouse, privy, restroom