Historically, the claim of consensus has been the first refuge of scoundrels; it is a way to avoid debate by claiming that the matter is already settled.
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vt. 聲稱;斷言;需要;索取;
vi. 提出要求;
n. （根據權利而提出的）要求;聲稱;斷言;索賠;
?? claim→要求；主張；要求；權利；主張
"It would be disingenuous of me to claim I had never seen it."
要說我從未看到過，那就是言不由衷了。
近義：adduce, allege, require, summon, request, demand
反義：impart, award, present, accord, bestow, administer
n. 一致;輿論;一致同意，合意;
?? con共同+sens感覺+us用→感覺一致
"There is a general consensus among teachers about the need for greater security in schools."
教師們對必須加強學校的保安有普遍的共識。
近義：pact, settlement, treaty, accord, accordance, unanimity
n. 避難;避難所;庇護者;[醫]救急療法;
vt. 給予…庇護;接納…避難;
vi. 躲避;避難;
?? re回+fuge逃→逃到安全地方 → 避難
"A further 300 people have taken refuge in the US embassy."
又有300人在美國大使館避難。
近義：haven, asylum, protection, roof, safeguard, sanctuary
反義：helplessness, inattention, lassitude, loneliness, orphanhood, proscription
vt. 避開，避免，預防;[法]使無效，撤銷，廢止;
?? a=out處于+void空→empty out空出來→避開，避免
"Write clear definitions in order to avoid ambiguity."
釋義要寫清楚以免產生歧義。
近義：parry, avert, prevent, shirk, shun, sidestep
反義：approach, initiate, launch, start, tackle, wage
n. 討論;辯論;爭論;辯論;
vt.& vi. 辯論;仔細考慮;思考;盤算;
?? de否定，相反+bat打，擊+e→持對方相反的觀點而與之進行口頭上的攻擊→反駁，辯論
"a debate on abortion"
關于墮胎的辯論
近義：argue, litigate, moot, parley, polemicize, quarrel
反義：accord, acquiesce, chord, coincide, concur, converge
n. 第一，最初;頭等;一號，;[樂]高音部;
adv. 最早，最初;首次;寧愿;優先;
adj. 第一流的;最初的，最早的;基本的，概要的;高音的;
num. 第一;
?? 泰森 第一拳(fist)打在稻草(r)人身上，訓練
"Freud first mentioned this concept in his paper'On Narcissism '."
弗洛伊德在他的論文《論自戀》中首次提到了這個概念.
近義：initial, beginning, prime, foremost, initiative, preliminary
反義：hindermost, hindmost, latest, latter, rearmost, utmost
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"When we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves."
— Confucius