When neither their property nor their honor is touched, the marjority of men live content.
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neither
['nie?]
adj. (兩者)都不的;
pron. 兩者都不;
adv. 兩個都不;既不…也不;
conj. 也不;既不;
?? n(not)+either→既非;皆不;兩者都不
"Neither party is willing to compromise and herein lies the problem."
雙方都不愿意妥協,問題就在這里。
近義:no, either
反義:likewise, moreover, too, withal, besides, then
n. 特性,屬性;財產,地產;[戲]道具;所有權;
?? proper擁有+ty名詞后綴 → 個人擁有的 → 財產;所有物;特性
"dishonest appropriation of property"
以欺騙的手法侵吞財產
近義:holdings, assets, means, ownership, patrimony, possessions
n. 內容;(書等的)目錄;滿足;容量;
?? con全部+tent握住→全部拿住→內容,容量;滿足的
"He seemed more content, less bitter."
他看起來比較滿意,不那么失望。
近義:volume, contents, pleased, satisfied, chuffed, contented
反義:pain, roil, undeceive, vex, disillusionize, disillusionise
honor
['?n?]
n. 尊敬;光榮;節操;榮譽;
v. 尊敬;給予表揚;信守;執行;
"The Chinese make a point of their personal honor."
中國人特別重視個人榮譽.
近義:honour, magnify, praise, regard, revere, reverence
反義:humble, insult, libel, malign, muckrake, offend
touched
[t?t?t]
adj. 精神失常的;受感動的;有一點;略微帶點;
v. 接觸,觸摸( touch的過去式和過去分詞 );吃;涉及;與…有關;
"In his lecture on geology, he touched on the subject of climate."
他在關于地質學的報告中, 也涉及氣候問題.
近義:moved, stirred, thrilled, excited, exhilarated, insane
vi. 生存;居住;生活,過活;在生活中得到享受;
vt. 經歷;度過;
"We cannot live without water."
沒有水我們不能生存。
近義:last, reside, be, sojourn, subsist, dwell
反義:perish, vanish, part, croak, decease, depart