To have a choice at all is to be free - even when the choice is between two terrible things.
?? 名句詞匯解析
從本句名言中提取的重要詞匯,幫助你深度理解這句話
adj. 可怕的;危害極大的;<非正>很糟的;劣質的;
adv. 口〉非常,很,極;
n. 可怕的人;
?? terr怕+ible...的 → 可怕的
"to make a terrible blunder"
犯大錯
近義:heinous, hideous, horrendous, horrible, horrid, horrific
反義:innocuous, offenceless, safe, unoffending, benign, harmless
n. 選擇;選擇權;精選品;入選者;
adj. 上等的,精選的;
?? 后綴:ice 構成抽象名詞,表示行為,情況
"The choice of players for the team seemed completely arbitrary."
看來這個隊的隊員完全是隨意選定的。
近義:option, pick, preference, selection, picking, avenue
adj. 自由的;免費的;免稅的;空閑的;
adv. 免費地;自由地,無拘束地;一帆風順地;
vt. 免除;釋放;使自由;解救;
"I have given him a free hand in the matter."
我讓他在這件事情上放手干.
近義:liberate, loose, save, deliver, emancipate, enfranchise
反義:immure, apprehend, incarcerate, jail, arrest, mew