Laws too gentle are seldom obeyed; to severe, seldom executed.
?? 名句詞匯解析
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adj. 溫和的;文雅的;高尚的;
vt. 使溫和;使馴服;
n. 蛆;餌;
?? gen “出生,種族”#詞根助記：gen+tle→出身好的→高雅的
"a quiet and gentle man"
溫文爾雅的男士
近義：master, tame, break, domesticate, mellow, mild
反義：impolitic, inconsiderate, loutish, randy, rank, raw
adj. 嚴峻的;嚴厲的;劇烈的;苛刻的;
?? sever誠懇+e→嚴肅的；嚴厲的
"a severe asthma attack"
哮喘嚴重發作
近義：intense, serious, strong, fierce, acute, chronic
反義：indulgent, lenient, liberal, mild, pliant, sensitive
adv. 很少，罕見;難得;不大;
"He had seldom seen a child with so much talent."
有如此天賦的孩子他以往沒見過幾個。
近義：infrequently, rarely
反義：manyfold, oft, often, oftentimes, repeatedly, usually