Being powerful is a lot like being a woman: If you have to tell someone that you are, invariably, you are not.
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adj. 強大的;權力大的;（藥）有效地;
adv. 很;非常;
?? power力量+ful表形容詞，“有…的” →有力的
"The powerful lords were guilty of grinding the villagers under their heels."
那些大領主的罪過是以權勢欺壓村民.
近義：lordly, masterful, mighty, authoritative, potent, puissant
反義：impotent, infirm, labile, languid, languishing, languorous
pron. 某人，有人;
n. 某個人;
?? some某些+one一個 → 某人
"Someone must have blabbed to the police."
一定有人向警方告密了。
近義：anybody, anyone, one, somebody
adv. 總是;不變的;“invariable”的派生;無不;
?? in不，無 + vari = vary變化 + ably 可...地 → 不變地,始終如一地,總是
"This acute infection of the brain is almost invariably fatal."
這種急性大腦傳染病幾乎總是導致死亡。
近義：periodically, regularly, steadily, unalterably, usually, changelessly
反義：erratically
n. 女人，婦女;成年女子;女擁人或女下屬;女人本能;
?? 我(wo)蠻(man)- 女人
"She was an elegant and accomplished woman."
她是位優雅的才女。
近義：lady, bint, judy, cunnus, female, feme
反義：gentleman, male
vt. 告訴，說;辨別;吩咐;講述;
vt.& vi. 分辨，辨別;告訴，吩咐;泄漏;保證;
vi. 泄密，告發;（顏色、聲音等）顯示;識別;
n. [考古學]（古代村落遺址堆積而成的）臺形土墩;[方言]講的話;談話;傳聞;
?? 他告訴（tell）我，他哥哥很高（tall）
"He adjured them to tell the truth."
他要求他們講真話。
近義：maintain, assert, asseverate, mention, assure, name
反義：hide, mask, occult, shield, shroud, veil