Politics is not the art of the possible. It consists in choosing between the disastrous and the unpalatable.
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adj. 災難性的;損失慘重的;極壞的;悲慘的;
?? dis壞+astr星星+ous形容詞后綴 →隕石撞擊似的→ 災難的
"Lowering interest rates could have disastrous consequences for the economy."
降低利率可能給經濟帶來災難性后果。
近義:mournful, ominous, tragical, calamitous, cataclysmic, catastrophic
反義:helpful, assenting, opportune, auspicious, pro, profitable
n. 政治;政治事務;政治觀點;權術;
?? polit國家,城市+ics表名稱,學科學術 →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.
adj. 可能的;可接受的;合理的,可以允許的;不壞的;
n. 可能性,潛在性;可能的人物,可能有的事;最高分;
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"It'should surely be possible for them to reach an agreement."
想必他們可以達成協議.
近義:approachable, incidental, likely, obtainable, attainable, open
反義:impracticable, unachievable, unattainable, unfeasible, unreachable, unrealizable
unpalatable
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adj. 味道差的,不好吃的;無味;
"Only then did I learn the unpalatable truth."
直到那時我才得知令人難以接受的真相。
近義:inedible, uneatable, unsavory, unripe, distasteful
反義:appetizing, luscious, pleasurable, sapid, saporous, savory