A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury.

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person ['p?sn] 詞頻1 詞根: per
n. 人;(語法)人稱;身體;容貌;
?? person-, parson- 表”人類”
"The aforementioned person was seen acting suspiciously."
有人看見前面提到的那個人行動可疑。
近義:individual, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke, blighter 反義:assemblage, assembly, mass, mob, multitude, party
evil ['ivl] 詞頻1
adj. 邪惡的,罪惡的;有害的;不幸的,不吉的;品行壞的; n. 邪惡,罪惡;壞事,惡行;邪惡的力量、勢力或化身;災禍;
?? e 加強或引申意義、使…+vil =base (卑劣的) → n.邪惡;禍害 a.壞的
"the evil effects of racism"
種族主義的惡劣影響
近義:ill, infirmity, malady, complaint, affection, disease 反義:goodness, humane, kind, kindhearted, kindly, loyal
case [kes] 詞頻1 詞根: 切開
n. (實)例,事例;情況,狀況;訴訟(事件),案件,判例;容器(箱,盒); vt. 把…裝入箱(或盒等)內;加蓋于;包圍,圍住;[俚語](尤指盜竊前)探察,偵查,窺測;
?? cas(to fall)+e→事件;事情;場合;狀態;訴訟事件;患者
"They filed an application to have their case heard early."
他們申請早日審理他們的案子.
近義:incident, instance, occasion, occurrence, opportunity, circumstance
injury ['?nd??ri] 詞頻2 詞根: in
n. 傷害,損害;受傷處;傷害的行為;
?? in不+jur法+y表名詞 →不法行為 →傷害;不法行為
"The team was beset by injury all season."
這個隊整個賽季都因隊員受傷而受困擾。
近義:lesion, wound, incision, insult, offence, offense
cause [k?z] 詞頻1
n. 原因;動機;理由;事業; vt. 成為…的原因;導致;引起;使遭受;
?? 不是(be)因為(because) 引起的
"The martyr laid down his life for the cause of national independence."
這位烈士是為了民族獨立的事業而獻身的.
近義:induce, inspire, instigate, instill, make, occasion 反義:hinder, obstruct, oppose, avert, preclude, prevent
justly ['d??stli] 詞頻4 詞根: 判斷
adv. 公正地;正當地;應得地;恰當地;
"Her efforts were justly rewarded with a British Empire Medal."
不列顛帝國勛章是對她的努力的公正獎賞.
近義:properly, rightly, correctly, duly, evenhandedly, fair 反義:unfairly

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