No important institution is ever merely what the law makes it. It accumulates about itself traditions, conventions, ways of behaviour, which are not less formidable in their influence.
?? 名句詞匯解析
從本句名言中提取的重要詞匯，幫助你深度理解這句話
adj. 重要的;權威的;有勢力的;有地位的;
?? import重要的 + ant 具有...性質的 → a.重要的；有勢力的
"Earthworms do the important job of aerating the soil."
蚯蚓做了使土壤透氣的重要工作。
近義：appreciable, indispensable, interesting, landmark, major, material
反義：idle, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insubstantial, meaningless
adv. 僅僅，只不過;只是;純粹;全然;
?? mere僅僅 + ly...的 → ad.僅僅，只不過
"Do you really want to go or are you merely being amiable?"
你是真的想去呢,還是僅僅為了表示友好?
近義：just, only, purely, simply, solely, but
adj. 可怕的;令人敬畏的;難以對付的;
?? formid=fear害怕 + able ...的→ 可怕的,令人畏懼的;難以克服的,難以對付的
"In debate he was a formidable opponent."
在辯論中他是位難應付的對手。
近義：huge, imposing, junoesque, magnificent, majestic, majestical
反義：idle, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insubstantial, meaningless
n. 影響;勢力;有影響的人（或事物）;[占星學]星力;
vt. 影響;感染;支配;對…起作用;
?? in進入+flu流動+ence名詞后綴→流入→影響
"The girls in a class tend to have a civilizing influence on the boys."
班上的女生往往能讓男生文雅起來。
近義：impact, impinge, impress, incite, induce, manipulate
反義：unsell, deter, discourage, subjection, subservience, subserviency
n. （大學、銀行等規模大的）機構;慣例，制度，規定，建立;社會事業機構;<口>名人，名物;
?? institut制定+ion表名詞→設立出的制度 → 制度；慣例
"a sentence of 12 months' detention in a young offender institution"
在青少年教養院拘禁12個月的判決
近義：headquarters, association, merging, organisation, organism, organization
反義：individual, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke, blighter
pron. (it的反身形式);它自己，它本身;自身，本身;
"The human race has enough weapons to annihilate itself."
人類有足夠的武器滅絕自己。
近義：herself, himself, oneself, themselves, yourself, yourselves