This is the devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not always conform to our whim.
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adj. 外國的，外交的;外來的;不相干的;[醫]異質的;
?? fore 表示”論壇,公共發言的地方”,”戶外,
"You can't really appreciate foreign literature in translation."
看翻譯作品不能真正欣賞到外國文學原著的美妙之處。
近義：newfangled, outlandish, overseas, strange, alien, exotic
反義：indigenous, native, autochthonal, autochthonic, primal, primeval
vi. 符合;遵照;適應環境;
vt. 使遵守;使一致;使順從;
adj. 一致的;順從的;
?? con共同+form形狀→形式共同→一致
"There is considerable pressure on teenagers to conform."
年輕人被大力要求守規矩。
近義：mold, mould, obey, accept, submit, adjust
反義：object, vary, clash, differ, disaccord, discord
adj. 殘忍的;惡毒的;邪惡的;（以人們喜愛的方式）魔鬼似的;
"He was handsome, with a devilish charm."
他英俊漂亮，具有魔鬼般的迷惑力。
近義：mephistophelian, nefarious, perverse, possessed, rotten, satanic
反義：seraphic, cherubic, angelic
n. 事件，形勢;東西，事物;家伙;事業;
"She was the only thing that made life bearable."
只因有了她生活才可以過得下去。
近義：item, knickknack, article, object, tchotchke, thingamabob
n. 一時的興致;突然的念頭;怪念頭，奇想;幻想;
vi. 心血來潮地向往;
"He was forced to pander to her every whim ."
她每次心血來潮他都不得不依隨她。
近義：longing, skittishness, vagary, waywardness, whimsy, caprice
反義：apathy, impassiveness, impassivity, indifference, indolence, lassitude