The possession of unlimited power will make a despot of almost any man. There is a possible Nero in the gentlest of human creature that walks.
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n. 有,所有,擁有;領地;財產,所有權,占有物,所有物;持有違禁物;
?? pos能+sess坐+ion表名詞,構成抽象名詞 →能坐在上面 →擁有 ,占有,possess擁有
"According to facts in my possession he can't possibly be guilty."
根據我所掌握的事實,他是不可能有罪的.
近義:ownership, tenure, property, holding, occupancy, tenancy
反義:impressment, incautation, ouster, privation, seizure, spoliation
adj. 無限的;無數的;過多的,過度的;無條件的;
?? un不,沒有+limit限制+ed形容詞后綴→無限的
"The ticket gives you unlimited travel for seven days."
憑本車票在七日內可自由乘車不受限制。
近義:illimitable, immeasurable, infinite, limitless, spaceless, termless
反義:qualified, restricted, circumscribed, circumscript, confined, constricted
adv. 幾乎,差不多;將近;快要;近乎;
?? al(all)+most→差不多;幾乎(=nearly)
"I like almost all of them."
我差不多所有的都喜歡。
近義:about, approximately, insufficiently, around, loosely, nearly
反義:liberally, off, outright, abundantly, plethorically, plumb
n. 人,人類;
adj. 人的;有人性的;顯示人類特有弱點的;人本性的;
?? hum土,地+an名詞后綴,屬于...的,傳說人是由土造出的 → 人類
"The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump."
老師打了個比喻,把人的心臟比作水泵。
近義:mortal
n. 生物,動物;人;創造物;(他人的)工具;
?? cre產生+ at=ate表動詞 + ure表名詞→ create創造 + ure表名詞 → 創造物,生物
"The dormouse is a shy, nocturnal creature."
榛睡鼠是一種在夜間活動的膽小動物。
近義:inbeing, being, entity, wight, animal
n. [機]動力,功率;力量;政權,權力;強國,大國;
vt. 運轉;用發動機發動;使…有力量;
vi. 靠動力行進;快速行進;
adj. 權力的;機械能的,電動的;用電力(或動力)發動的;
"The engine is being specially adapted to increase its power."
正在對這臺引擎進行改裝以增加它的功率.
近義:move, operate, activate, actuate, energise, energize
反義:incapacity, powerlessness, weariness, impotency, impotentness, impossibility