All men plume themselves on the improvement of society, and no man improves.
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n. 羽毛;羽毛飾;羽毛狀物;
vt. 用羽毛裝飾;(為某事)使形成羽毛狀;自豪;
?? plum-, plumi-, -plume 表”羽毛”
"A plume of smoke rose from the chimney."
從煙囪里冒出一縷輕煙.
近義:feather, fletch, quill, panache
pron. 他[她,它]們自己;他們親自;“himself”的復數;“herself”的復數;
?? them他們+selves自己的復數 → 他們自己,
"All our officers are trained to defend themselves against knife attacks."
我們所有的警察都接受過自衛訓練,能夠對付持刀襲擊。
近義:herself, himself, itself, oneself, them, yourself
n. 改進,改善,改良,增進,進步;(美)裝修,改良措施;利用,活用;更優秀的人,更進步的人;
?? im 加以..+ prov 測試,證明+ e + ment 表示行為、行為的過程或結果 → n.改進,改善;改進處
"Despite signs of an improvement in the economy, there is no room for complacency."
盡管在經濟方面有改善的跡象,但仍不容自滿。
近義:headway, increase, melioration, progress, promotion, recovery
反義:impairment, loss, staleness, worsening, damage, decline
n. 社會;上流社會;社團;社群;
adj. 上流社會的,社交界的;
?? socie=social社會+ty表名詞 → 社會,社團
"Racism is abhorrent to a civilized society."
文明社會憎惡種族主義。
近義:aristoi, community, institution, merging, partnership, brotherhood
反義:personhood, self, selfhood, distinctiveness, individual