If our democracy is to flourish, it must have criticism; if our government is to function it must have dissent.
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從本句名言中提取的重要詞匯,幫助你深度理解這句話
vi. 揮舞;茂盛,繁榮;活躍,蓬勃;
vt. 揮動,揮舞;
n. 揮舞,揮動;花樣,華麗的辭藻;夸張的行為或手勢;花式吹奏;
?? flour花+ish動詞后綴→花一樣開放→繁榮
"He underlined his signature with a little flourish."
他揮筆在簽名下畫了一條線.
近義:clarion, fanfare, proliferate, prosper, succeed, thrive
n. 批評,批判;鑒定,審定,考證,校勘;苛求,[哲]批判主義;評論,評論文章;
?? critic批評,辨明,分開+ism表名詞 → 批評
"The plan has attracted criticism from consumer groups."
這項計劃引起了各消費者組織的指責。
近義:brickbat, animadversion, review, reviewal, critique, stricture
反義:applause, kudos, laud, ovation, praising, salvo
n. 政府;政體;治理的形式;管轄,治理;
?? govern統治+ment表名詞 →政府
"the government's abandonment of its new economic policy"
政府對新經濟政策的放棄
近義:ruling, control, rule, state, governing, governmental
反義:mishandling, mismanagement, misrule, disorderliness, anarchy, lawlessness
n. 功能,作用;應變量,函數;職務;重大聚會;
vi. 有或起作用;行使職責;
?? funct活動+ion表名詞 → 功能
"The function of the kidneys is to excrete wastes from the body."
腎的功能是排泄人體里的廢物.
近義:ceremony, operate, perform, run, work, interrelation
n. 民眾;民主國家;民主主義;民主政治;
?? demo人民+cracy統治;\"人民統治\"→人民做主→民主;民主政治,民主政體;民主主義
"the principles of democracy"
民主原則
aux. 必須;必然要;(做出邏輯推斷);(表示堅持);
n. 必須做的事,必不可少的事物;葡萄汁;霉臭;麝香;
vt.& vi. (表示必要或很重要)必須;(提出建議)應該;得;(表示很可能或符合邏輯)一定;
adj. 不可或缺的;狂暴的;
"You must be able to speak French for this job."
干這項工作你得會說法語。
近義:ought, should, necessaries, necessity, precondition, prerequisite