Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings.
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n. 奴隸身份;奴隸制度;苦役,奴隸般的勞動;奴役,束縛,屈從,耽迷(酒色等);
?? slav=slave奴隸+ery表行為,身份 →奴隸身份
"the abolition of slavery"
奴隸制的廢除
近義:peonage, thraldom, thrall, thralldom, vassalage, bondage
反義:independence, liberty, autocracy, autonomy, emancipation
n. 貧窮;缺乏,不足;貧瘠,不毛;低劣;
?? poor(貧窮的)+ty(表示抽象名詞的后綴)→貧窮;缺乏
"He envisaged an old age of loneliness and poverty."
他面對著一個孤獨而貧困的晚年.
近義:impecuniosity, indigence, marginality, meanness, misery, pauperism
反義:plenty, wealth, wealthiness, opulency, affluence
adj. 自然的;物質的;天生的;不做作的;
n. 自然的事情;(生來的)白癡;[樂](風琴等的)白鍵;
?? natur=nature自然+al...的 →自然(界)的
"She showed a natural aptitude for the work."
她表現出了做這工作的天賦。
近義:inherent, lifelike, unaffected, native, raw, unprocessed
反義:hypothetical, illusional, illusionary, illusive, illusory, imaginative
vt.& vi. 戰勝,克服;壓倒,制服,…不堪;
vt. 被(煙、感情等)熏[壓]倒,使受不了;
vi. 受到…的極大影響;
?? over在上,在外+come來→來到上面→戰勝,克服
"They would overcome them with their wit."
他們將用智慧戰勝這些困難。
近義:master, overpower, overwhelm, pip, subdue, subjugate
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