Politics are a lousy way for a free man to get things done. Politics are, like God's infinite mercy, a last resort.
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adj. 極大的;無法衡量的; 無限的;無窮盡的;
n. 無限的事物;無窮盡的事物; 上帝;
?? in無+fin結(jié)束,范圍+ite有...的 → 沒有范圍的 → 無限的
"The universe seems infinite."
宇宙似乎是無限的.
近義:infinity, boundlessness, illimitable, immeasurable, immense, incommensurate
反義:limited, qualified, constricted
n. 寬容;憐憫;幸運;僥幸;
?? merc(trade)+y(名詞后綴)→慈悲
"Almighty God, have mercy on us."
全能的上主,請垂憐我們。
近義:indulgence, lenience, leniency, pity, ruth, sorriness
反義:heartlessness, inhumanity, ruthlessness, soullessness, truculence, truculency
vi. 求助于或訴諸某事物,采取某手段或方法應急或作為對策;
n. 求助,憑借,訴諸;熱鬧場所,娛樂場,度假勝地;采用的辦法;常去,人多,人群;
?? sort =kind,表示”種類”#詞根助記:re反復+sort分出=經(jīng)常把……分出來=常去的地方,常用的手段
"One has sometimes to resort to these little devices."
人們有時還得依靠這些小玩意兒.
近義:recur, complex, resource, source, sunspot
n. 政治;政治事務;政治觀點;權(quán)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.
lousy
['lauzi]
adj. 討厭的;污穢的;多虱的;不清潔的;
"The town was lousy with tourists."
鎮(zhèn)上滿是旅游者.
近義:verminous, poor, abysmal, bad, punk, rotten
adj. 自由的;免費的;免稅的;空閑的;
adv. 免費地;自由地,無拘束地;一帆風順地;
vt. 免除;釋放;使自由;解救;
"I have given him a free hand in the matter."
我讓他在這件事情上放手干.
近義:liberate, loose, save, deliver, emancipate, enfranchise
反義:immure, apprehend, incarcerate, jail, arrest, mew