As regards moral courage, then, it is not so much that the public schools support it feebly, as that they suppress it firmly.
?? 名句詞匯解析
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adj. 道德的，道義上的;精神上的;無疑的，當然的;教導道德的;
n. 寓意，教訓;（尤指男女間的）品行;格言;〈古〉相對者;
?? mor道德+al...的 → 道德的
"My sister came along just to give me some moral support."
我姐姐只是過來給我一些道義上的支持。
近義：parable, corollary, principled, righteous, deontological, ethical
反義：immodest, indecent, iniquitous, lewd, obscene, piacular
adj. 公眾的，公共的;公開的;政府的;人人知道的，知名的;
n. 大眾;社會;公共場所;（文學家等的）愛讀者;
?? publ人民+ic...的 → 公開的，公眾的
"The public are requested not to throw waste paper in the park."
公眾被要求不得在公園里亂扔廢紙.
近義：assistance, attendance, audience, turnout, concurrence, concurrency
反義：participator, plaintiff, sharer, actor, inside, noteworthy
vt. 支持;幫助;支撐;維持;
n. 支撐;支持者;[數學]支集;支撐物;
?? sup在…下面+port帶→帶來支持→支持
"The poor suburbs traditionally formed the bedrock of the party's support."
貧窮的郊區在傳統上構成了支持該黨的牢固基礎。
近義：hold, maintain, backstop, prop, steady, sustain
反義：leave, neglect, quit, strand, desert, forsake
vt. 鎮壓，壓制;止住，忍住;禁止發表;阻止…的生長（或發展）;
?? sup在…下面+press壓→壓下去→鎮壓，壓制
"He continued to suppress the people and serve the imperialists."
他繼續鎮壓人民,為帝國主義效勞.
近義：hide, omit, abstract, quash, quell, ban
adv. 堅固地;穩固地;堅定地;堅決地;
?? firm堅固的+ly...地 → 堅固地
"Make sure the washer is firmly seated before tightening the pipe."
旋緊水管之前,檢查一下洗衣機是否已牢牢地固定在底座上了.
近義：intently, massively, assuredly, plumply, securely, solidly
反義：resiliently, elastically
n. 勇氣;膽量;魄力;肝膽;
?? 靠(c)我們的(our)年齡(age)鼓起 勇氣
"courage in the face of adversity"
面對逆境的勇氣
近義：heart, intrepidity, manhood, manliness, mettle, nerve
反義：intimidation, poltroonery, recreancy, spinelessness, timidity, unmanliness