Man is not the creature of circumstances, circumstances are the creatures of men. We are free agents, and man is more powerful than matter.
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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
adj. 強大的;權力大的;（藥）有效地;
adv. 很;非常;
?? power力量+ful表形容詞，“有…的” →有力的
"The powerful lords were guilty of grinding the villagers under their heels."
那些大領主的罪過是以權勢欺壓村民.
近義：lordly, masterful, mighty, authoritative, potent, puissant
反義：impotent, infirm, labile, languid, languishing, languorous
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
n. 事件;（討論、考慮等的）問題;重要性;物質;
vi. 要緊，重要;化膿;有重大影響;有重要性;
"Now we come to the crux of the matter ."
現在我們來談問題的癥結。
近義：import, signify, weigh, count, amount, issue