The attempt to silence a man is the greatest honor you can bestow on him. It means that you recognize his superiority to yourself.
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vt. 試圖;嘗試;
n. 進(jìn)攻;嘗試，沖擊;
?? at一再+tempt嘗試→一再嘗試 → 嘗試，企圖
"The move was widely seen as an attempt to appease critics of the regime."
普遍認(rèn)為，這一舉措是試圖安撫批評(píng)政權(quán)的人。
近義：try, essay, intent, assay, shy, stab
vt. 認(rèn)出;識(shí)別;承認(rèn);
vi. 承認(rèn)，確認(rèn);[法律]具結(jié)，立保證書;
?? re一再，重新+cogn知道+ize使…→再次知道→認(rèn)出來
"The government does not recognize the legality of this court."
政府不承認(rèn)這個(gè)法庭的合法性.
近義：honor, avow, accept, acknowledge, recognise, admit
反義：impugn, naysay, negate, object, oppose, rebut
n. 優(yōu)越（性），優(yōu)等;傲慢;
?? super超級(jí)+ior較...+ity名詞后綴→超過一般人的→優(yōu)越(性),優(yōu)等
"the superiority of this operating system"
這種操作系統(tǒng)的優(yōu)越性
近義：hegemony, lead, leadership, mastery, predominance, preeminence
pron. 你自己;（用以加強(qiáng)語(yǔ)氣）親自;你的正常或健康的情況;
?? your你的+self自己 → 你自己
"De-stress yourself with a relaxing bath."
舒舒服服洗個(gè)澡放松一下。
近義：herself, himself, itself, oneself, themselves, thyself
n. 沉默，無言，無表示，無聲，沉靜，肅靜，寂靜，緘默;無音信，失去聯(lián)系，忘卻，湮沒，無表示，無音訊;[樂]停止;
vt. 使安靜;使沉默;壓制;
?? 沉默死(si)冷(len-leng)廁(ce)無人知
"There was an awkward silence."
一陣令人尷尬的沉默。
近義：hush, lull, quiet, quieten, shush, still
反義：perturb, shake, agitate, disrupt, disturb, hullabaloo
honor
['?n?]
n. 尊敬;光榮;節(jié)操;榮譽(yù);
v. 尊敬;給予表?yè)P(yáng);信守;執(zhí)行;
"The Chinese make a point of their personal honor."
中國(guó)人特別重視個(gè)人榮譽(yù).
近義：honour, magnify, praise, regard, revere, reverence
反義：humble, insult, libel, malign, muckrake, offend