If a child shows himself to be incorrigible, he should be decently and quietly beheaded at the age of twelve, lest he grow to maturity marry, and perpetuate his kind.

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incorrigible [?n'k?r?d??bl] 詞根: 直
adj. 無法矯正的,屢教不改的,無可救藥的; n. 無法矯正,屢教不改,無可救藥; adv. 無法矯正地,屢教不改地,無可救藥地;
?? in不,無+corrig改正 + ible...的 → 積習(xí)難改的
"Because he was an incorrigible criminal, he was sentenced to life imprisonment."
他是一個死不悔改的罪犯, 因此被判終生監(jiān)禁.
近義:irredeemable, uncorrectable, unmendable, intractable 反義:manageable, obedient, pliant, tame, tractable, yielding
child [t?a?ld] 詞頻1
n. 小孩,孩子;幼稚的人;產(chǎn)物;弟子;
?? 復(fù)數(shù):child(孩子)+ren(人) chi(吃)+ld(冷凍):吃冷凍棒冰- 小孩
"The child was found abandoned but unharmed."
該棄兒被人們發(fā)現(xiàn)時安然無恙。
近義:infant, innocent, kid, kiddie, kiddy, lad 反義:senior, oldie, oldy, oldster, gaffer, greybeard
himself [h?m's?lf] 詞頻1
pron. (反身代詞)他自己;(用以加強語氣)他親自,他本人;
"Yielding himself to his feelings of worthlessness, he tried to kill himself."
他總是覺得自己一無是處, 便企圖自殺.
近義:herself, him, itself, oneself, themselves, yourself
quietly [?kwa??tli] 詞頻1
adv. 平靜地;靜止地;輕聲地;在暗中;
"She was still quietly simmering from her row with Nathan."
在和內(nèi)森爭吵之后她心里還窩著火.
近義:noiselessly, silently, softly, soundlessly, stealthily, surreptitiously 反義:loudly, riotously, smash, uproariously, vociferously, obstreperously
twelve [tw?lv] 詞頻1
num. 十二;十二個;十二點鐘;十二歲; adj. 十二的;十二個的; n. 十二;十二個;
"I first got hooked on scuba diving when I was twelve."
12歲時我開始迷上了帶水肺潛水.
近義:dozen
grow [ɡro] 詞頻1 詞根: gr-
vt. 種植;擴(kuò)大;擴(kuò)展;增加; vi. 生長;漸漸變得;逐漸開始; vt.& vi. (使)留長,蓄長;
"He has decided to grow a beard and a moustache."
他已經(jīng)決定留起絡(luò)腮胡子和髭。
近義:proliferate, propagate, breed, upsize, expand, increase 反義:shrink, lessen, attenuate, reduce, remit, slacken

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