Deceivers are the most dangerous members of society. They trifle with the best affections of our nature, and violate the most sacred obligations.
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adj. 危險的;
?? danger危險+ous.....的 →危險的
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一個突然變得陌生而危險的世界里,他是她唯一的守護神。
近義:hazardous, jeopardous, parlous, perilous, risky, unsafe
反義:innocuous, inoffensive, offenceless, riskless, secure, sure
n. 社會;上流社會;社團;社群;
adj. 上流社會的,社交界的;
?? socie=social社會+ty表名詞 → 社會,社團
"Racism is abhorrent to a civilized society."
文明社會憎惡種族主義。
近義:aristoi, community, institution, merging, partnership, brotherhood
反義:personhood, self, selfhood, distinctiveness, individual
n. 自然;天性;天理;類型;
?? nat出生的+ure狀態→出生狀態→天性
"the adversarial nature of the two-party system"
兩黨制的對抗性
近義:milieu, surroundings, circumambiency, medium, ecosystem, environment
vt. 違反;妨礙;侵犯;褻瀆,強奸;
?? viol違反+ate動詞后綴 → 違背,違反
"to violate international law"
違反國際法
近義:ignore, infringe, transgress, trespass, unheed, breach
反義:heed, hold, honor, obey, observe, fulfil
adj. 宗教的;神圣的;受崇敬的,值得崇敬的;有宗教性質的;
?? sacr神圣+ed...的 → 神圣的
"In Africa the snake is still sacred with many tribes."
非洲許多部落仍認為蛇是不可冒犯的.
近義:holy, sacral, consecrated, divine, hallowed
反義:immoral, impious, iniquitous, irreligious, obscene, piacular
n. 瑣事;少量;蛋糕;
vi. 輕視,藐視;嘲弄;隨意擺弄,玩弄;
vt. 浪費(時間或金錢);虛度;
?? 踹夫(諧音):那潑婦太過分了,為了一點 瑣事就踹夫 trivial(a.瑣屑的,細小的)-trifle(n.小事) tri(三)+f+le(小東西):很多小東西
"She seemed a trifle anxious."
她似乎有點兒焦急。
近義:loiter, putter, romp, futz, dally, dawdle
反義:influence, ascendancy, predominance, prevalence, prominence, pull
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"Power in defense of freedom is greater than power on behalf of tyranny and oppression."
— Malcolm X