I am for freedom of religion, & against all maneuvres to bring about a legal ascendancy of one sect over another.
?? 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
n. 自由，自主;直率;特權，特許;自由權;
?? free自由的+dom狀態或領域 →自由
"He made a bid for freedom by climbing over the wall."
他企圖翻越這面高墻以獲得自由.
近義：independence, liberty, autocracy, autonomy, emancipation, loosening
反義：peonage, thraldom, thrall, thralldom, vassalage, bondage
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
prep. 反對;對…不利;緊靠;以防;
?? gain =against (反對)#詞根助記：反對
"Ten people voted in favour, five against and two abstained."
十人投票贊成，五人反對，兩人棄權。
近義：athwart, agin
vt. 帶來，引來;促使，引起;提供;導致;
?? 白(b)戒指(ring) 帶來了
"He beckoned to the waiter to bring the bill."
他招手示意服務生把賬單送過來。
近義：get
adj. 法律的;合法的;法定的;法律（上）的;
n. 法定權利;依法必須登報的聲明;
?? 有腿(leg)的惡棍(al)是 合法的
"a clear and detailed exposition of their legal position"
對他們的法律處境清楚而詳盡的說明
近義：jural, lawful, legit, legitimate, licit, original
反義：illegitimate, illicit, lawless, outrageous, phony, bastard
n. 優勢，支配地位;支配傾向;
"We have had ascendancy over the enemy in the battle."
在戰斗中我們已占有優勢.
近義：lineage, ascendency, origin, parentage, procedence, provenance
反義：offspring, progeny, scions, sons, succession, brood
?? Thomas Jefferson 的更多名言
"We confide in our strength, without boasting of it; we respect that of others, without fearing it."