A politician needs the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month, and next year. And to have the ability afterwards to explain why it didn't happen.
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n. 政治家;政客，玩弄權術者;<蔑>政客，<美>政治販;
?? polit國家，城市+ician人→愛國家之人→政客
"a politician who embodied the hopes of black youth"
代表黑人青年希望的政治家
近義：pol
n. 能力，資格;能耐，才能;
?? -ability 后綴,表示能力,合適性##-ility 后綴;表示”意義,有能力”
"The system has the ability to run more than one program at the same time."
該系統能夠同時運行一個以上的程序。
近義：aptitude, aptness, intelligence, knack, potential, skilfulness
反義：impotence, inability, incapability, incompetence, incompetency, invalidity
vi. 發生;碰巧;出現;偶然遇到;
?? hap(luck)+pen(動詞后綴)→發生；偶然發生；碰巧
"It's frightening to think it could happen again."
想到此事可能再次發生就使人不寒而栗。
近義：arise, issue, occur, pass, supervene, transpire
vt.& vi. 講解，解釋;
vt. 說明…的原因，辯解;
vi. 說明，解釋，辯解;
?? ex 出+ plain清楚的→ 說清楚的 → 解釋
"The factory manager used a flowchart to explain the production process."
工廠經理用一幅作業圖來說明生產過程.
近義：justify, illustrate, pose, prove, rede, resolve
反義：implicate, mat, muddle, mystify, ravel, snag
vt. 預言，預示;
"to foretell the future"
預言未來
近義：predict, herald, portend, prognosticate, prophesy, vaticinate
n. 出行，離去;出發;行為;工作情況;
adj. 活著的，現在的;進行中的，營業中的;現行的;流行中的;
v. 進行(go的現在分詞);
"I would strongly advise against going out on your own."
我要極力奉勸你別單獨外出。
近義：leaving, parting, withdrawment, departure, egress, exit
反義：appearance, appearing, imminence, approach, approaching, assistance