People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.
?? 名句詞匯解析
從本句名言中提取的重要詞匯,幫助你深度理解這句話
n. 人,人類;居民;人民;種族;
vt. 居住于,布滿;使住滿人,在…殖民;把動物放養在;
?? popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我討厭和沒有幽默感的人打交道。
近義:populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反義:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
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
n. 補償,賠償;修正;補救辦法;
?? com(together)+pens(hang)+ation(名詞后綴)→補償;賠償
"This may affect your entitlement to compensation."
這可能影響你索賠的權利。
近義:offset, indemnification, indemnity, payment, premium, recompense
vt. 要求,請求;需要;[法]召喚;詢問,盤問;
n. 需求;需要;要求,請求;銷路;
vi. 需要;請求;查問;
?? de(向下)+mand(命令): 要求
"a demand for higher pay"
增加工資的要求
近義:require, summon, request, claim, exact, prosecute
反義:impart, minister, offer, award, present, procure
n. 演說,演講,發言;說話,談話,說話能力或方式;(樂器的)音,音色;方言,民族語言;
"He finished his speech amid tremendous applause."
他在雷鳴般的掌聲中結束了演講。
近義:lecture, locution, monologue, peroration, phrase, prelection
n. 思想;想法;關心;思索;
v. 想( think的過去式和過去分詞);思索;以為;認為;
"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."
人們常常認為睡眠在某種意義上來說類似死亡。
近義:idea, intent, meditation, mind, notion, pondering
反義:unintentional, unmeant, unwilled, unwitting, unwilling