I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations.
?? 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
n. 自由，自主;直率;特權(quán)，特許;自由權(quán);
?? free自由的+dom狀態(tài)或領(lǐng)域 →自由
"He made a bid for freedom by climbing over the wall."
他企圖翻越這面高墻以獲得自由.
近義：independence, liberty, autocracy, autonomy, emancipation, loosening
反義：peonage, thraldom, thrall, thralldom, vassalage, bondage
n. 人，人類(lèi);居民;人民;種族;
vt. 居住于，布滿;使住滿人，在…殖民;把動(dòng)物放養(yǎng)在;
?? popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我討厭和沒(méi)有幽默感的人打交道。
近義：populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反義：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
adj. 暴力引起的;劇烈的，（風(fēng)，爆炸等）猛烈的，狂暴的;感情強(qiáng)烈的;顏色強(qiáng)烈的;
?? violat-, viol- 表”傷害;暴力的”
"This area of the city has become a breeding ground for violent crime."
這個(gè)市區(qū)已成為暴力犯罪的滋生地。
近義：hotheaded, impulsive, rash, rough, squally, stormy
反義：noncombatant, peaceable, peaceful, placid, quiet, serene
v. 信任;料想;篤信宗教;
vt. 相信;以為，認(rèn)為;對(duì)…信以為真;信任;
?? 相信是（be）梨（li）前夜（eve）變的 網(wǎng)友：accountant accountant 補(bǔ)充： belife---believe ife---ieve
"I don't believe you!"
我不相信你的話！
近義：hold, opine, reckon, contend, adjudge, suppose
反義：question, disbelieve, misbelieve, challenge, confute, discredit
abridgement
[?'brid?m?nt]
n. 節(jié)本;縮減;節(jié)略;（權(quán)利、特權(quán)、自由等的）剝奪;
"An abridgement of the book has been published for young readers."
他們?yōu)槟贻p讀者出版了這本書(shū)的節(jié)本.
近義：abridgment, abstract, precis, resume, roundup, shortening
adj. 漸進(jìn)的，漸（升）降的;傾斜度小的;逐次的，逐漸的;平緩的;
n. 彌撒升階圣歌;彌撒圣歌集;
?? grad(等級(jí))+ual(形綴):一個(gè)等級(jí)一個(gè)等級(jí)的- 逐漸的
"a gradual change in the climate"
氣候的逐漸變化
近義：gradualist, gradualistic, stepped
反義：hurried, abrupt, lightning, precipitant, precipitate, precipitous