The best index to a person's character is (a) how he treats people who can't do him any good, and (b) how he treats people who can't fight back.
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n. 索引;<數>指數;指示;標志;
vt. 給…編索引;把…編入索引;[經濟學]按生活指數調整(工資、價格等);
vi. [機械學]轉位;
?? in(in)+dex(proclaim)→指針;索引;指數;食指;指標
"Look it up in the index."
在索引中查找。
近義:itemize, list, catalog, catalogue, classify, file
n. 人;(語法)人稱;身體;容貌;
?? person-, parson- 表”人類”
"The aforementioned person was seen acting suspiciously."
有人看見前面提到的那個人行動可疑。
近義:individual, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke, blighter
反義:assemblage, assembly, mass, mob, multitude, party
n. 人,人類;居民;人民;種族;
vt. 居住于,布滿;使住滿人,在…殖民;把動物放養在;
?? popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我討厭和沒有幽默感的人打交道。
近義:populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反義:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
adj. 最好的( good和well的最高級);最愉快的;最幸福的;最合適的;
adv. 最好地;最出色地;最高標準地;
n. 佼佼者;(個人的)最高水平;最重要的優越性;最好的東西,最合乎要求的事物;
vt. [口]打敗,勝過;
"He is arguably the best actor of his generation."
按理他是他那一代中最優秀的演員。
近義:master, outgo, outmatch, outrange, outrank, outstrip
反義:badder, baddest, worse
n. 性格;特點;字母;角色;
vt. 刻,印;使具有特征;
?? 性格 品質佳的人坐著椅子(char-chair)也能做(act)兩(er)天的事
"Her involvement in the fraud has left a serious blot on her character."
她卷入了這次欺詐案,在她的品格上留下了一個很大的污點。
近義:makeup, mettle, nature, personality, selfhood, spirit
反義:timidity, timidness
vt.& vi. 戰斗;斗爭;打架;吵架;
n. 打架;吵架;戰斗;斗志;
"The twins fight tooth and nail over the slightest disagreement."
這對雙胞胎為了一點兒小矛盾而吵得不可開交.
近義:strive, struggle, argue, jangle, quarrel, quibble
反義:reconcile, reunite, rapport, togetherness, unison, unity