In our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either.

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precious ['pr???s] 詞頻1 詞根: preci
adj. 寶貴的,珍貴的;貴重的;矯揉造作的;可愛的,寶貝的; adv. <口>很,非常; n. 珍愛的人;可愛的人;
?? prec價值+ious形容詞后綴→有價值的 → 珍貴的
"The crown was set with precious jewels—diamonds, rubies and emeralds."
王冠上鑲嵌著稀世珍寶—有鉆石、紅寶石、綠寶石。
近義:appreciated, loved, prized, valuable, valued, esteemed 反義:loathly, loathsome, nasty, nauseating, aversive, repulsive
freedom ['frid?m] 詞頻1 詞根: free
n. 自由,自主;直率;特權,特許;自由權;
?? free自由的+dom狀態或領域 →自由
"He made a bid for freedom by climbing over the wall."
他企圖翻越這面高墻以獲得自由.
近義:independence, liberty, autocracy, autonomy, emancipation, loosening 反義:peonage, thraldom, thrall, thralldom, vassalage, bondage
conscience ['kɑn??ns] 詞頻2 詞根: con
n. 良心;道德心;
?? con全部+sci知道+ence名詞后綴→全部知道→有良知→良心
"Guilt had been eating into his conscience for some months."
幾個月來內疚一直折磨著他的良心.
近義:percept, perceptibility, perception, awareness, seeing, sense
prudence ['pr?dns] 詞頻4
n. 謹慎;節儉;精明;
?? pru(pro-=before)+ence(名詞后綴)→慎重;節儉
"A lack of prudence may lead to financial problems."
不夠謹慎可能會導致財政上出現問題。
近義:heedfulness, measure, moderation, precaution, stealth, stealthiness 反義:heedlessness, incaution, mindlessness, rashness, recklessness, unwariness
practice ['pr?kt?s] 詞頻1 詞根: 行動
n. 練習;實踐;(醫生或律師的)業務;慣例; vi. 實行;慣常地進行;練習;實習; vt. 實行,實踐;執業;練習;慣常地進行;
?? pract實踐+ice表名詞,行為,狀態 →實踐
"Aspiring musicians need hours of practice every day."
想當音樂家就要每天練許多小時。
近義:practise, rehearse, drill, exercise, scrimmage, spar
country ['k?ntri] 詞頻1
n. 國家;國民;鄉下;地區;
?? 數數(count) 國家有多少樹苗(ry)被亂砍
"economic benefits accruing to the country from tourism"
旅游業為該國帶來的經濟效益
近義:homeland, nation, region, fatherland, meadow, champaign 反義:municipal, urban, city

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