A stern discipline pervades all nature, which is a little cruel that it may be very kind.
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vt. 訓練;使有紀律;處罰;使有條理;
n. 訓練;紀律;學科;符合行為準則的行為(或舉止);
?? discipl=disciple門徒,學徒+ine表名詞,人或物 → 門徒必須聽說 → 紀律
"She needs the discipline of having to write an essay every week."
她需要進行每周寫一篇文章的訓練.
近義:penalise, penalize, punish, sanction, chastise, illustrate
反義:pander, pimp, miseducate, overindulge, pamper, pet
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
adj. 嚴厲的,嚴峻的;堅定的,不動搖的;嚴肅的;
n. 船尾,艉;末端;斯坦恩,英語男子名;
?? 斯特恩(諧音):NBA總裁David Stern是 嚴厲的,他總站在 船尾指揮NBA
"The ship was in a blaze from stem to stern."
整艘船從頭到尾都著火了.
近義:poop, inflexible, ascetic, austere, rigid, rigorous
adj. 小的;瑣碎的;嬌小的;幼小的;
adv. 不多,略微;少許,一點;短時間地;
n. (表示否定)微少;沒有多少;短時間;
det. (數量上)微少的,少到幾乎沒有的;(a little)少量的,一些;
"His little affectations irritated her."
他的裝腔作勢令她不快。
近義:minute, pokey, poky, short, small, tiny
反義:large, major, sizeable, sizable, some, capital
adj. 殘酷的,殘忍的;使人痛苦的,讓人受難的;無情的,嚴酷的;
?? 可辱爾(諧音): 殘酷到可以污辱你
"A mother who is cruel to her child is unnatural."
母親對孩子殘忍是不近人情的.
近義:heartless, inclement, inexorable, inflexible, inhuman, inhumane
反義:merciful, pietistic, prayerful, religious, saintly, theological
n. 〈古〉方式,方法;本質,天性;同類;某類;
adj. 仁慈的,體貼的;友善的,好心的;溫和;寬宏大量的;
"Beneath his gruff exterior, he's really very kind-hearted."
他外表冷漠,心地卻十分善良。
近義:nature, order, quality, rank, sort, stamp
反義:heedless, impolite, inattentive, inclement, abrupt, loutish