It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by other things than power.
— David Brin
· Power
?? 名句詞匯解析
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adv. 實際上;事實上;確實;竟;
?? actual(真實的)+ly(副詞后綴)→真實地；實際地
"What did she actually say?"
她到底是怎么說的？
近義：inclusively, just, authentically, properly, quite, real
adj. 心智健全的;神志正常的;明智的;穩健的;
?? sane(whole)→神志清明的；健全的
"No sane person would do that."
沒有一個神志正常的人會做那樣的事。
近義：sound, sober, dry, healed, cured, healthy
反義：hothead, insane, lunatic, mad, maddened, maniatic
adv. 通常，經常，平常，慣常地;一直，向來;動不動，一般;素;
?? usual通常的+ly副詞后綴→通常地，慣常地
"The discovery of distillation is usually accredited to the Arabs of the 11th century."
通常認為，蒸餾法是阿拉伯人在11世紀發明的。
近義：invariably, mostly, normally, oft, often, oftentimes
反義：infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes
adj. [律]上述的;少說為妙;（做）某事有/沒有很多優點（或好處）：某事物有/沒有多少可說的;說到底;
v. 說，講( say的過去式和過去分詞 );表明;念;說明;
"Afterwards she was sorry for what she'd said."
后來她后悔說了那些話。
近義：indicated, spoken, stated, this, aforementioned, aforesaid
n. [機]動力，功率;力量;政權，權力;強國，大國;
vt. 運轉;用發動機發動;使…有力量;
vi. 靠動力行進;快速行進;
adj. 權力的;機械能的，電動的;用電力（或動力）發動的;
"The engine is being specially adapted to increase its power."
正在對這臺引擎進行改裝以增加它的功率.
近義：move, operate, activate, actuate, energise, energize
反義：incapacity, powerlessness, weariness, impotency, impotentness, impossibility
adj. 真正的;真實的;忠實的;正確的;
adv. 真正地;確實地;正確地;正當地;
n. 真理，真實;正，準，精確;
vt. 擺正;決定（某物）的位置以使其平衡、平穩或水平;
"A whale is a fish. True or false?"
鯨魚是魚，對還是錯？
近義：legitimate, original, authentic, real, sterling, truthful
反義：illegitimate, imitation, artificial, mock, phoney, phony