To give an accurate description of what has never occurred is not merely the proper occupation of the historian, but the inalienable privilege of any man of parts and culture.
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adj. 精確的，準確的;正確無誤的;
?? ac一再+cur關心+ate使→一再關心，弄精確為止 → 準確的，精確的
"Accurate records must be kept."
必須保存準確的記錄。
近義：indubitable, irrefutable, pinpoint, positive, precise, right
反義：hesitant, hesitative, imprecise, improbable, inconclusive, indecisive
n. 描述;形容;種類;類型;
?? de向下+script寫+ion表名詞 →寫下來 → 描寫
"She gave an exact description of the attacker."
她對襲擊者的特征作了精確的描述。
近義：outline, particulars, picture, portraiture, profile, sketch
adv. 僅僅，只不過;只是;純粹;全然;
?? mere僅僅 + ly...的 → ad.僅僅，只不過
"Do you really want to go or are you merely being amiable?"
你是真的想去呢,還是僅僅為了表示友好?
近義：just, only, purely, simply, solely, but
n. 職業，工作;占有，占領;（土地、房屋、建筑等的）使用;
?? oc再次+cup拿，抓，握住+ation表名詞 → occup(y)占領+ation表名詞 → 占領，占據；職業
"Please state your name, age and occupation below."
請在下面寫明姓名、年齡和職業。
近義：housework, job, office, post, profession, pursuit
inalienable
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adj. 不能轉讓的，不可分割的;不可剝奪;
?? in不，無+alien轉讓+ able可...的→ 不可分割的；不可剝奪的；不能讓與的
"the inalienable right to decide your own future"
不可剝奪的決定自己未來的權利
近義：unalienable
反義：salable, tranferrable
n. 特權;（因財富和社會地位而僅有部分人享有的）權益;免責特權;特殊榮幸;
vt. 給與…特權，特免;
?? privi單個+lege法律→有個人法律→特權
"Of course, no country has the privilege of fishing in our coastal water."
當然, 在我國的領海內沒有一個國家有捕魚的特權.
近義：favor, favour, odds, patent, avail, plus