Have the wild things no moral or legal rights? What right has man to inflict such long and fearful agony on a fellow creature, simply because that creature does not speak his language?
— Unknown
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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
vt. 把…強加給，使承受，遭受;給予（打擊等）;處以刑罰，加刑;
?? in進入+flict打擊→進入打斗→導致痛苦
"I am sorry to have to inflict my company upon you."
對不起,我不得不打擾你一下.
近義：operate, pack, produce, strike, cause, deliver
adj. 害怕的，擔心的;膽怯的;嚇人的，可怕的;<口>極端的;
?? fear恐懼+ful表形容詞，“有…的” →可怕的
"Parents are ever fearful for their children."
父母總是為子女擔憂。
近義：shy, heinous, hideous, horrible, horrid, horrifying
反義：mild, pacific, peaceable, placid, pleasurable, quiet
n. 極大的痛苦;苦惱，煩悶;臨死的掙扎;（感情的）迸發;
?? agon掙扎+y表名詞 → 痛苦
"Jack collapsed in agony on the floor."
杰克十分痛苦地癱倒在地板上。
近義：dying, heartache, heartbreak, misery, oppression, oppressiveness
反義：appeasement, mollification, pacification, pacifying, placation, propitiation
n. 生物，動物;人;創造物;（他人的）工具;
?? cre產生+ at=ate表動詞 + ure表名詞→ create創造 + ure表名詞 → 創造物，生物
"The dormouse is a shy, nocturnal creature."
榛睡鼠是一種在夜間活動的膽小動物。
近義：inbeing, being, entity, wight, animal
adv. 簡單地，樸素地;（引出概括或解釋）不過，僅僅;簡直;<非正>實在;
?? sim一次 + ply 折疊 →折一次 → ad.簡單地；樸素地
"The clock is simply for ornament; it doesn't work any more."
這架時鐘純屬擺設，它再也不走了。
近義：just, merely, only, purely, solely, but
反義：elaborately, painfully, wearisomely, challengingly, hardly