We have a criminal jury system which is superior to any in the world; and its efficiency is only marred by the difficulty of finding twelve men every day who don't know anything and can't read.
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n. 罪犯,犯人;
adj. 刑事的;犯罪的;可恥的;
?? crimin罪+al表名詞 →罪犯
"Does such an activity constitute a criminal offence?"
難道這樣的活動也算刑事犯罪嗎?
近義:lawbreaker, malefactor, offender, outlaw, perpetrator, bandit
反義:helper, humane, humanitarian, patron, philanthropist, protector
n. 體系,系統;制度;身體;方法;
?? sy(syn-=together)+ste(to stand)→系統;體系;秩序;制度;方法
"The system has the ability to run more than one program at the same time."
該系統能夠同時運行一個以上的程序。
近義:approach, method, methodology, procedure, process, technique
adj. (級別、地位)較高的;(在質量等方面)較好的;(數量)較多的;上等的;
n. 上級;較好的人[事物],優勝者;修道院院長;方丈;
?? super在上面+ior表形容詞,較...的 →在上面的,超越的
"vastly superior"
強得多
近義:head, provost, chairman, chief, director, higher
反義:servient, subaltern, subordinate, understrapper, wo, sub
n. 效率,效能;實力,能力;[物]性能;功效;
?? ef出+fic做+iency表名詞 →做出事情→ 有效率
"It was Mann who structured the agenda for maximum efficiency."
是曼制定這個取得最大效率的議程的.
近義:output, outturn, performance, production, return, throughput
反義:inability, inadequacy, incompetence, incompetency, insufficiency, lack
n. 困難,麻煩,難事;難度;異議,爭論,糾葛;財政困難,(經濟)拮據;
?? difficult困難的+y表名詞 →困難
"They showed great perseverance in the face of difficulty."
他們面對困難表現了堅強的毅力。
近義:headache, hindrance, hitch, holdback, holdup, hurdle
反義:ease, easiness
n. 發現物;研究結果;調查(或研究)的結果;<律>(陪審團的)裁決;
v. 發現( find的現在分詞);
?? find發現+ ing構成抽象名詞 → 發現;調查的結果
"There was the usual faff of finding somewhere to park the car."
找地方停車照例又是一番忙亂。
近義:invention, strike, disclosure, discovery, find, inference