With reasonable men I will reason; with humane men I will plea; but to tyrants I will give no quarter, nor waste arguments where they will certainly be lost.
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adj. 合理的，公道的;明白道理的;適當的;有理性的;
?? reason合理+able形容詞后綴, 具有某種性質的 → 合理的, 通情達理的
"There is reasonable concordance between the two sets of results."
兩組結果之間有著合理的一致。
近義：intelligent, levelheaded, logic, logical, moderate, modest
反義：illogical, inane, inconsistent, irrational, mad, meaningless
adj. 仁愛的，慈善的;高尚的;
?? hum土,地+an屬于...的+e→有人情的，仁愛的
"Is it humane to kill animals for food?"
宰殺牲畜來吃合乎人道 嗎 ?
近義：humanitarian, philanthropist, benefactor, altruist, humanistic, kind
反義：heinous, horrible, inhuman, merciless, atrocious, outrageous
n. 四分之一;一刻鐘;地區;（美式足球的）一節;
vt. 把…四等分;供…住宿;使（士兵）駐扎;
?? quart四+er名詞后綴 → 四分之一；一刻鐘
"They walked a quarter of a mile down the mountainside."
他們沿山坡下行了四分之一英里的路程.
近義：house, keep, lodge, place, accommodate, billet
反義：oust, out, expel, deport, dispossess, exile
adv. 無疑;當然;確定;肯定;
?? certain確實的+ly副詞后綴，…地 → 確實地，一定地，當然地
"I shall certainly keep a beady eye on his behaviour."
我一定會時刻睜大眼睛提防他的行為。
近義：indeed, indubitably, inevitably, infallibly, assuredly, absolutely
反義：hesitatingly, hesitatively, indecisively, arguably, tentatively, wonderingly
n. 理由;原因;理性;理智;
vt.& vi. 推理，思考;爭辯;辯論;向…解釋;
?? 再（re）生一個（a）兒子(son)， 理由是第一個兒子夭折了
"The reason for the flood was that heavy rain."
水災是那場大雨造成的.
近義：ratiocinate, think, conclude, deduce, deduct, motivation
反義：idiocy, applesauce, imbecility, inaccuracy, inanity, mistake
n. 懇求，請求;（被告或被告律師的）抗辯，答辯;借口，托辭;請愿;
?? plea(please):你請求的時候總要說please就是我在求你- 懇求 請求
"The defence lawyer made an eloquent plea for his client's acquittal."
被告方的律師為委托人的無罪開釋作了有說服力的辯護.
近義：appeal, petition, rogatory, apologia, assertion, avowal
反義：order, demand