The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness.
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n. 保守的人;（英國）保守黨黨員，保守黨支持者;
adj. 保守的;（英國）保守黨的;（式樣等）不時新的;
?? con加強+serv保持+ative...的→ 保守的
"a card-carrying member of the Conservative party"
保守黨正式黨員
近義：praetorian, rightist, tory, traditionalist, moderate, restrained
反義：red, commie, liberal, licentious, loose, permissive
adj. 道德的，道義上的;精神上的;無疑的，當然的;教導道德的;
n. 寓意，教訓;（尤指男女間的）品行;格言;〈古〉相對者;
?? mor道德+al...的 → 道德的
"My sister came along just to give me some moral support."
我姐姐只是過來給我一些道義上的支持。
近義：parable, corollary, principled, righteous, deontological, ethical
反義：immodest, indecent, iniquitous, lewd, obscene, piacular
n. 哲學;哲學體系，哲學思想;生活信條;哲理;
?? philo愛+sophy智慧→愛智慧→哲學
"the mechanistic philosophy that compares the brain to a computer"
將人腦比作電腦的機械論哲學
近義：ideology, conviction
adj. （級別、地位）較高的;（在質量等方面）較好的;（數量）較多的;上等的;
n. 上級;較好的人[事物]，優勝者;修道院院長;方丈;
?? super在上面+ior表形容詞，較...的 →在上面的，超越的
"vastly superior"
強得多
近義：head, provost, chairman, chief, director, higher
反義：servient, subaltern, subordinate, understrapper, wo, sub
adj. 現代的;近代的;新式的;當代風格的;
n. 現代人，現代主義者;時髦人士;[印]現代字體，指印刷中所用的一種字體;
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"The monarchy is seen by many people as an anachronism in the modern world."
很多人認為君主制在現代世界不合時宜。
近義：mod, new, newfangled, novel, recent, unworn
engaged
[in'geid?d]
adj. （指廁所等）有人用的;已訂婚的;（指電話）占線的;忙碌的;
v. 與某人訂婚;保證，約定;從事( engage的過去式和過去分詞);吸引或引起（注意、興趣等）;
"The old lady engaged herself in making clothes for her children."
這位老太太忙著為孩子們做衣服.
近義：betrothed, affianced, occupied, bound, obligated, pledged
反義：quit, unattached, uncaught, clear, disengaged, free