I can't think of anything to write about except families. They are a metaphor for every other part of society.
— Anna Quindlen
· Family
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vt. 把…除外;不計(jì);
prep. 除…外;
conj. [口語(yǔ)]要不是;除非;除…以外;
vi. 反對(duì)，表示異議（與 to 或 against連用）;
?? ex出+cept拿，抓，握住→拿出 → 除外
"I received nothing except what was due to me."
除了我應(yīng)得的東西,我并未接受任何東西.
近義：omit, preclude, void, blackball, exclude, barring
反義：realize, accommodate, consider
n. 社會(huì);上流社會(huì);社團(tuán);社群;
adj. 上流社會(huì)的，社交界的;
?? socie=social社會(huì)+ty表名詞 → 社會(huì)，社團(tuán)
"Racism is abhorrent to a civilized society."
文明社會(huì)憎惡種族主義。
近義：aristoi, community, institution, merging, partnership, brotherhood
反義：personhood, self, selfhood, distinctiveness, individual
n. 隱喻，暗喻;象征;
?? meta超過(guò)，改變+phor帶來(lái)→語(yǔ)言改變著說(shuō)→隱喻
"'This vale of tears'is a metaphor for the human condition."
“ 眼淚的溪谷 ” 是塵世的比喻說(shuō)法.
vt. 想;思索;以為;看待;
vi. 思辯;考慮;構(gòu)想;回憶;
adj. 深思的;供思考的;
n. 想;想法;
?? 深刻(諧音):深刻的思 想 我在想（think）該如何感謝（thank）他們
"They'll think you're being antisocial if you don't go."
要是你不去，他們就會(huì)認(rèn)為你不合群。
近義：imagine, meditate, mull, perpend, ponder, ratiocinate
vt.& vi. 寫(xiě);寫(xiě)信;寫(xiě)作;作曲;
?? 把名字write（寫(xiě)）right（對(duì)）
"Write clear definitions in order to avoid ambiguity."
釋義要寫(xiě)清楚以免產(chǎn)生歧義。
近義：pen, redact, type, word, scribe, compose
n. 部分;零件;參加;地區(qū);
vt. 使分裂;拆移;使分開(kāi);
vi. 分開(kāi);分離;分岔;
adv. 不完全地，部分地;
adj. 不完全的，部分的;
"The first part of the plan has been safely accomplished."
計(jì)劃的第一部分已順利完成。
近義：section, segment, split, divide, fragment, secede
反義：whole, entirety, off, outright, plumb, quite