Justice is a contract of expediency, entered upon to prevent men harming or being harmed.
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justice ['d??st?s] 詞頻1 詞根: just
n. 正義;公正;法律制裁;審判員,法官;
?? just公正的+ice表名詞 →正義
"a fugitive from justice"
逃犯
近義:right, equity, fairness, arbitrator, judge, magistrate 反義:unfairness
contract ['kɑntr?kt] 詞頻1 詞根: con
n. 合同;契約;協(xié)議;
?? con共同+tract拉→共同拉回去→收縮;對大家都有制約→合同
"The offers for the contract were all in the same ballpark ."
本合同的所有開價均在同一范圍內(nèi)。
近義:narrow, retrench, shorten, shrink, straiten, compress 反義:broaden, sack, terminate, boot, discharge, cashier
prevent [pri'v?nt] 詞頻1 詞根: pre
vt. 預防;阻礙;阻止;[宗教]引領; vi. 阻撓,阻止;
?? pre預先+vent來→搶先一步,防止別人→防止,阻止
"The fence is strategically sited to prevent anyone getting onto the beach."
這個圍欄的地點選擇得很有策略,可以阻止任何人到海灘上.
近義:hinder, impede, inhibit, obstruct, obviate, avert 反義:promote, encourage, favor, favour, forward, foster
upon [?'pɑn] 詞頻1
prep. 在…上面;當…時候;
"It was a title bestowed upon him by the king."
那是國王賜給他的頭銜。
近義:above, atop, on, onto, over, o'er
expediency [[ik'spi:di?nsi]]
n. 權宜, 方便, 私利
近義:apropriateness, propriety, readiness, briskness, convenience, advantage
harmed
v. (使)受到損害, 傷害( harm的過去式和過去分詞 )
近義:hurt, injured, wounded, wronged, damaged, aggrieved

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