There is no nonsense so gross that society will not, at some time, make a doctrine of it and defend it with every weapon of communal stupidity.
?? 名句詞匯解析
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n. 胡說，廢話;荒謬的念頭;愚蠢的行為;胡鬧;
adj. 無意義的;荒謬的;
int. 荒唐;
?? non無+sense感覺，意義→無意義
"Reports that he has resigned are nonsense."
有關他已經辭職的報道是無稽之談。
近義：hogwash, applesauce, muddleheadedness, absurdity, pedantry, poppycock
反義：judgement, judgment, reasonableness, sageness, sanity, sensibleness
adj. 總的;粗俗的;顯而易見的;惡劣的;
n. 總額;
vt. 總共收入;
?? gross=great大 → 總共的；重大的
"They eat flies? What a gross-out!"
他們吃蒼蠅？真惡心！
近義：impolite, inartistic, artless, loutish, atrocious, rank
反義：highbrow, learned, literate, mannerly, polite, scholarly
n. 社會;上流社會;社團;社群;
adj. 上流社會的，社交界的;
?? socie=social社會+ty表名詞 → 社會，社團
"Racism is abhorrent to a civilized society."
文明社會憎惡種族主義。
近義：aristoi, community, institution, merging, partnership, brotherhood
反義：personhood, self, selfhood, distinctiveness, individual
n. 教條，教義;法律原則;聲明;古語] 所教的東西，教育;
?? doctr教+ine名詞后綴，人或物→教的東西→教義，教條
"a policy that is popular because of its consonance with traditional party doctrine"
因與傳統的政黨宗旨一致而受歡迎的政策
近義：law, tenet, canon, dogma
vt.& vi. 辯護;保衛;（足球、曲棍球等）防守;進行辯護;
?? de去掉+fend打擊→去掉打擊→打退敵人→保衛，防御
"He got the best advocate in town to defend him."
他請城里最好的律師為他辯護.
近義：preserve, protect, safeguard, secure, shelter, shield
反義：impeach, incriminate, inculpate, indict, arraign, process
n. 時間;時刻;時代;次;
vt. 為…安排時間;測定…的時間;調準（機械的）速度;撥準（鐘、表）的快慢;
vi. 合拍;和諧;打拍子;
adj. 定時的;定期的;[美國英語]分期（付款）的;
int. [體育]時間到，（一場或一局等的）比賽時限，暫停;
"I can only carry two at a time."
我一次只能帶兩個。
近義：clock, lifetime, period, season, chapter, aeon