Statesmen may plan and speculate for liberty but it is religion and morality alone that can establish the principles upon which freedom can securely stand.
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vt. 思索,猜測,推測;
vi. 投機;推測;思索;
?? specul環顧+ate動詞后綴→看準了→思考,投機
"We should speculate about the purpose of life."
我們應該想想人生的目的.
近義:calculate, conjecture, guess, profiteer
n. 自由;許可權;放肆,無禮;解放,釋放;
?? liber自由+ty表名詞 → 自由
"the fight for justice and liberty"
爭取正義和自由的斗爭
近義:freedom
n. 宗教;支配自己生活的大事;教派;心愛的事物;
?? relig=rely依賴+ ion 名詞后綴 → 用來依賴的 → 宗教;宗教信仰
"Is there always a conflict between science and religion?"
科學和宗教信仰之間是否永遠存在著沖突?
近義:creed, faith
反義:godlessness
n. 道德;道德準則;品德高尚的行為;道德觀;
?? mor 道德+ ality 表示狀態、情況、性質 → n. 道德,(行為等的)道德性;德行,品行;道德觀,道德規范
"Can all our efforts towards morality prevail over the forces of evil?"
我們為提倡倫理道德所做的努力能夠戰勝邪惡的力量 嗎 ?
近義:morals, ethic, ethics
反義:immodesty, impudicity, indecency, iniquity, nefariousness, obscenity
adj. 單獨的;獨一無二的;獨自的;
adv. 單獨地;獨自地;孤獨地;只,只有;
?? al(all)+one→單獨的(地)(=quite by oneself)
"She was alarmed at the prospect of travelling alone."
她一想到獨自旅行的情景就害怕。
近義:isolated, lone, remote, secluded, sequestered, solitary
反義:joint
vt. 建立,創建;確立或使安全;使被安排好;使成為;
?? e使...+stabl=stable牢固的+ish表動詞,“造成…” →設立,建造
"She has donated money to establish a pharmaceutical laboratory."
她捐款成立了一個藥劑實驗室.
近義:implement, appoint, inaugurate, inchoate, initiate, install
反義:invalidate, abrogate, negate, nullify, outlaw, proscribe