Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
— Lord Acton
· Power
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adj. 墮落的，道德敗壞的;貪污的，腐敗的;腐爛的;（文獻等）錯誤百出的;
vt. 使腐敗;使墮落;使腐爛;
vi. 墮落;腐化;腐爛;
?? cor共同+rupt斷→全部斷→變壞的，腐敗的
"The police were corrupt and were operating in collusion with the drug dealers."
警察腐敗，與那伙毒品販子內外勾結。
近義：debase, pervert, retrogress, rot, bastardise, bastardize
反義：honor, magnify, respect, revere, reverence, venerate
adv. 絕對地;完全地;毫無疑問地;[語]獨立地，分離地;
?? ab不+solute松開+ly...地→不松開地→絕對地
"He made it absolutely clear."
他把此事講得一清二楚。
近義：positively, quite, stark, thoroughly, totally, unconditionally
反義：likely, maybe, perchance, perhaps, plausibly, possibly
n. [機]動力，功率;力量;政權，權力;強國，大國;
vt. 運轉;用發動機發動;使…有力量;
vi. 靠動力行進;快速行進;
adj. 權力的;機械能的，電動的;用電力（或動力）發動的;
"The engine is being specially adapted to increase its power."
正在對這臺引擎進行改裝以增加它的功率.
近義：move, operate, activate, actuate, energise, energize
反義：incapacity, powerlessness, weariness, impotency, impotentness, impossibility
adj. 絕對的，完全的;不受任何限制[約束]的;無條件的;有無上權力或權威的;
n. 絕對;絕對事物;
?? ab(加強語氣)+sole(唯一)+ute: 絕對的就 是唯一的 ab(阿爸)+solu.e(solve解決)+t(它):阿爸解它 絕對的沒問題 網友：yqy
"a class for absolute beginners"
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近義：inarguable, incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable, irrefragable
反義：hesitant, hesitative, imprecise, improbable, inconclusive, indecisive
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