Politics is the pursuit of trivial men who, when they succeed at it, become important in the eyes of more trivial men.
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n. 追趕;工作;
?? pursu=pursue追求+it名詞后綴，表抽象名詞 →追求
"He was unrelenting in his pursuit of legal mandate."
他堅決要求得到合法的托管權(quán).
近義：hunt, hunting, inquiry, investigation, query, quest
adj. 瑣碎的，無價值的;平常的，平凡的;不重要的;[生]種的;
?? vi,via,voy =way, 表示”道路”#詞根助記：tri三+vi+al→三條路→沒有一個目標(biāo)→瑣碎的
"I know it sounds trivial , but I'm worried about it."
我知道這事聽起來微不足道，但我還是放心不下。
近義：idle, immaterial, inane, inconsequential, inconsiderable, ineffective
反義：noteworthy, outstanding, overreaching, prominent, remarkable, striking
vi. 成功;繼承;
vt. 繼承，繼任，繼位;隨…之后;
?? suc在…下面+ceed走→從下走到上面→成功
"I'm determined to succeed."
我決心要獲得成功。
近義：prosper, thrive, triumph, win, overcome, conquer
反義：miscarry, renege, bungle, default, fizzle, flop
adj. 重要的;權(quán)威的;有勢力的;有地位的;
?? import重要的 + ant 具有...性質(zhì)的 → a.重要的；有勢力的
"Earthworms do the important job of aerating the soil."
蚯蚓做了使土壤透氣的重要工作。
近義：appreciable, indispensable, interesting, landmark, major, material
反義：idle, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insubstantial, meaningless
n. 政治;政治事務(wù);政治觀點;權(quán)術(shù);
?? polit國家，城市+ics表名稱，學(xué)科學(xué)術(shù) →政治
"The professor's a radical in politics but a conservative dresser."
教授在政治上是激進派,但衣著卻很守舊.
vi. 變?yōu)?，成?變得;變成;
vt. 適合，適宜;相稱，相當(dāng);變成;發(fā)生;
?? be(upon)+come→變?yōu)?；成?=to come upon）
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一個突然變得陌生而危險的世界里，他是她唯一的守護神。
近義：turn, wax, get, go, grow, suit
反義：remain, keep, stay, get