Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.

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government ['ɡ?v?nm?nt] 詞頻1
n. 政府;政體;治理的形式;管轄,治理;
?? govern統治+ment表名詞 →政府
"the government's abandonment of its new economic policy"
政府對新經濟政策的放棄
近義:ruling, control, rule, state, governing, governmental 反義:mishandling, mismanagement, misrule, disorderliness, anarchy, lawlessness
alimentary [,?l?'m?nt?ri] 詞根: al
adj. 食物的,營養的;
?? -ary 名詞后綴##al, ol, ul 生長,滋養,營養
"He had the disease of alimentary canal."
他患了消化道疾病.
近義:nourishing, nutritional, nutritious, nutritive, food 反義:jejune, unnourishing
canal [k?'n?l] 詞頻2 詞根: /k?/
n. 運河,溝渠;管道;氣管;食道; vt. 建運河;疏導;
?? can-, cann- 【希臘語傳入拉丁語】蘆葦,管;
"There the irrigation canal links up with the reservoir."
這條灌溉渠在那里與水庫連接起來.
近義:channel, chute, ditch, duct
appetite ['?p?ta?t] 詞頻2 詞根: pet
n. 欲望;胃口,食欲;嗜好,愛好;
?? ap加強動作+pet追尋,尋求+ite表名詞→一再追求→有胃口
"He suffered from headaches and loss of appetite ."
他患有頭痛和食欲不振。
近義:hunger, stomach, taste, appetence, appetency, appetition 反義:apathy, indifference, weariness, apositia, hyporexia, anorexia
sense [s?ns] 詞頻1 詞根: 感覺
n. 感覺,官能;意識,觀念;理性;識別力; vt. 感到;理解,領會;檢測出;
?? sens(feel)+e(名詞后綴)→感官;知覺;意義;判斷力;感知
"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:intuit, perceive, feel, apprehend, note, notice
responsibility [r?,spɑns?'b?l?ti] 詞頻2 詞根: spond
n. 責任;職責;責任感,責任心;負責任;
?? re 再、重復 + spons承諾 + ibility 抽象名詞 → n. (U)責任,責任心; 職責,義務
"The court absolved him of all responsibility for the accident."
法院宣告他對該事故不負任何責任。
近義:obligation, obstriction, onus, commitment, duty, function 反義:flippancy, authorization, permission

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