The strength of the United States is not the gold at Fort Knox or the weapons of mass destruction that we have, but the sum total of the education and the character of our people.
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n. 力量;優(yōu)點(diǎn)，長處;（光、聲、色等的）力度;人力[數(shù)];
?? streng=strong強(qiáng)壯的+th抽象名詞 →力量
"Colours like red convey a sense of energy and strength."
紅色之類的顏色可給人以充滿活力與力量的感覺。
近義：heart, impetuosity, impetus, impulsiveness, ardour, mastery
反義：puniness, weakening, weariness, exinanition, debility, destructibility
n. 破壞，毀滅，消滅，滅亡，撲滅，驅(qū)除;摧毀;毀滅的原因，破壞手段;殺害;
?? de除去，取消，毀+struct結(jié)構(gòu)，建造+ion→弄壞結(jié)構(gòu)→破壞
"the destruction of the rainforests"
對熱帶雨林的破壞
近義：vandalism, sabotage, havoc, killing, liquidation, obliteration
反義：erection
adj. 總計(jì)的（金額等）;全部的;完全的;絕對的;
n. 總計(jì)，總數(shù);全體數(shù)量;
vt.& vi. 總計(jì)達(dá)，計(jì)算…的總數(shù);
?? total-, tot- 表”所有的”
"total abstinence from strong drink"
戒絕烈性酒
近義：summate, tot, totalize, tote, level, overthrow
反義：quota, share, slice, snippy, patchy, fragmental
n. 教育;教育學(xué);培養(yǎng);訓(xùn)練;
?? e出+duc引導(dǎo)，帶來+ation行為 → 引出知識的行為 → 教育
"a special adviser to the President on education"
總統(tǒng)的教育特別顧問
近義：schooling, instruction, learning, background, schoolteaching, teaching
反義：nescience, philistinism, unacquaintance, unawareness, unfamiliarity, benightedness
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(yǎng)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
united
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a. 聯(lián)合的, 團(tuán)結(jié)的, 一致的, 和睦的\\n[法] 聯(lián)合的, 統(tǒng)一的, 一致的
近義：joined, joint, associated, near, nearby, neighboring
反義：isolated, remote, retired, segmented, separated, severed