Of all forms of tyranny the least attractive and the most vulgar is the tyranny of mere wealth, the tyranny of plutocracy.

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tyranny ['t?r?ni] 詞頻3 詞根: tyrann
n. 暴虐;專橫;暴行;
?? tyrann=tyrant暴君+y表名詞 → 暴政, 苛政, 專治
"a victim of oppression and tyranny"
壓迫和暴政的受害者
近義:arbitrareity, absolutism, autocracy, caesarism, despotism, dictatorship
attractive [?'tr?kt?v] 詞頻2 詞根: tract
adj. 有魅力的;引人注目的;迷人的;招人喜愛的;
?? at 加強+ tract拉 + ive ...的 → attract拉過來=吸引+ ive ...的 →引人注目的
"I like John but I don't find him attractive physically."
我喜歡約翰,不過我認為他長得并不英俊。
近義:appealing, inciting, inviting, arresting, arrestive, likable 反義:heinous, hideous, icky, loathly, loathsome, nasty
vulgar ['v?lɡ?] 詞頻4 詞根: vulg
adj. 庸俗的,俚俗的,粗俗的;一般大眾的,老百姓的;粗野的,下流的; n. [古語]平民,百姓;
?? vulg人民,人群+ar...的 → 大眾的,粗俗的
"She found their laughter and noisy games coarse and rather vulgar."
她覺得他們的笑聲和吵吵鬧鬧的游戲趣味低下,俗不可耐。
近義:proletariat, ruck, artless, lurid, pedestrian, rank 反義:highbrow, humanizing, learned, literate, schooled, refined
least [list] 詞頻1
adj. 最小的;最少的( little的最高級);最不重要的,地位最低的; adv. 最少,最小; n. 最小;最少量;
"We need at least 24 hours' notice of cancellation."
如欲取消,請至少提前24小時告知。
近義:lowest, lowliest, measly, merest, minimal, minimum 反義:maximal, meridian, top, upmost, uppermost, greatest
mere [m?r] 詞頻1
adj. 僅僅,只不過;小的,輕微的;純粹的; n. 小湖,池塘;〈英〉邊境(線);
?? 我(me)阿姨(re) 僅僅是個 純粹的人
"It cost a mere bagatelle."
這個只花了一點錢。
近義:merest, pure, selfsame, sheer, very, meager
wealth [w?lθ] 詞頻2
n. 財產,財富;富豪(階級);豐富,大量;繁榮;
?? we(我們)+a(人)+alt(種子,禿木和樹)- 財富 財富無(w)健康(health)重要
"the unfair distribution of wealth"
財富分配不公
近義:riches, richness, treasure, fortune, opulence, abundance 反義:impecuniosity, indigence, marginality, meanness, misery, pauperism

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