The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others.
?? 名句詞匯解析
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n. 人,人類;居民;人民;種族;
vt. 居住于,布滿;使住滿人,在…殖民;把動物放養在;
?? popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我討厭和沒有幽默感的人打交道。
近義:populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反義:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
adj. 道德的,道義上的;精神上的;無疑的,當然的;教導道德的;
n. 寓意,教訓;(尤指男女間的)品行;格言;〈古〉相對者;
?? mor道德+al...的 → 道德的
"My sister came along just to give me some moral support."
我姐姐只是過來給我一些道義上的支持。
近義:parable, corollary, principled, righteous, deontological, ethical
反義:immodest, indecent, iniquitous, lewd, obscene, piacular
adj. 普通的;平常的;一般的;平庸的;
?? order, ordin 表”秩序;種類,等級”#詞根助記:按照秩序的=普通的
"He was demoted to the rank of ordinary soldier."
他被降為普通一兵.
近義:inartistic, artless, modest, mundane, normal, average
反義:huge, imposing, astonishing, noteworthy, outstanding, particular
pron. 他[她,它]們自己;他們親自;“himself”的復數;“herself”的復數;
?? them他們+selves自己的復數 → 他們自己,
"All our officers are trained to defend themselves against knife attacks."
我們所有的警察都接受過自衛訓練,能夠對付持刀襲擊。
近義:herself, himself, itself, oneself, them, yourself
n. 補償,賠償;修正;補救辦法;
?? com(together)+pens(hang)+ation(名詞后綴)→補償;賠償
"This may affect your entitlement to compensation."
這可能影響你索賠的權利。
近義:offset, indemnification, indemnity, payment, premium, recompense
v. 發現;找到;查明;發覺;
n. 發現物;被發現的人;
?? 翻的(諧音): 找東西是要“翻的
"We searched in all quarters but still couldn't find it."
我們到處尋找,但仍沒能找到.
近義:learn, realize, locate, perceive, sense, spot
反義:ignore, neglect, overleap, overlook, overrule, pass