The moral virtues, then, are produced in us neither by nature nor against nature. Nature, indeed, prepares in us the ground for their reception, but their complete formation is the product of habit.

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moral ['m?r?l] 詞頻1 詞根: mor
adj. 道德的,道義上的;精神上的;無疑的,當然的;教導道德的; n. 寓意,教訓;(尤指男女間的)品行;格言;〈古〉相對者;
?? mor道德+al...的 → 道德的
"My sister came along just to give me some moral support."
我姐姐只是過來給我一些道義上的支持。
近義:parable, corollary, principled, righteous, deontological, ethical 反義:immodest, indecent, iniquitous, lewd, obscene, piacular
neither ['nie?]
adj. (兩者)都不的; pron. 兩者都不; adv. 兩個都不;既不…也不; conj. 也不;既不;
?? n(not)+either→既非;皆不;兩者都不
"Neither party is willing to compromise and herein lies the problem."
雙方都不愿意妥協,問題就在這里。
近義:no, either 反義:likewise, moreover, too, withal, besides, then
nature ['net??] 詞頻1 詞根: 出生
n. 自然;天性;天理;類型;
?? nat出生的+ure狀態→出生狀態→天性
"the adversarial nature of the two-party system"
兩黨制的對抗性
近義:milieu, surroundings, circumambiency, medium, ecosystem, environment
against [?'ɡ?nst] 詞頻1
prep. 反對;對…不利;緊靠;以防;
?? gain =against (反對)#詞根助記:反對
"Ten people voted in favour, five against and two abstained."
十人投票贊成,五人反對,兩人棄權。
近義:athwart, agin
reception [r?'s?p??n] 詞頻3 詞根: ceive
n. 接待;歡迎;招待會;接待處;
?? re回,向后+cept拿,握住+ion名詞后綴 → 接收
"It was a lavish reception as befitted a visitor of her status."
這場鋪張的招待可算得正適合她這種身份的來訪者。
近義:response, acceptance, welcome, admission, function, lobby
complete [k?m'plit] 詞頻1 詞根: com
adj. (用以強調)完全的;完成的;達到結尾的;完整的; vt. 完成,使完滿;完成或結束;填寫(表格);
?? com 全部+plete滿→全滿→完全的
"She was accosted in the street by a complete stranger."
在街上,一個完全陌生的人貿然走到她跟前搭訕。
近義:implement, improve, make, attain, perfect, perform 反義:ignore, transgress, unheed, violate, disregard, disrespect

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