It is difficult to live with people because it is so difficult to be silent. And not against him who is repugnant to us are we most unfair, but against him who is no concern of ours.
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adj. 困難的;難做的;難解的;不易相處的;
?? dif不+fic做+ult表名詞→不好做→困難的
"The short story is a difficult art form to master."
短篇小說是一種很難掌握的藝術形式。
近義：rough, troublesome, complicated, arduous, intricate, labored
反義：uncomplicated, basic, cushy, doss, easy, facile
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
conj. 因為;
?? cause, cuse 表原因,目的;司法程序,訴訟
"He was arrested because of his political affiliation."
他因所屬政黨的關系而被捕。
近義：since, whereas, for, forasmuchas
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
adj. 令人厭惡的;矛盾的;
?? re回+pugn打+ant...的→把人打回去→令人厭惡的
"We found his suggestion absolutely repugnant."
我們覺得他的建議絕對不得人心。
近義：loathly, loathsome, nasty, nauseating, aversive, repulsive
反義：likeable, nice, personable, pleasing, pleasurable, prepossessing
adj. 不公正的，不公平的;違反規則或準則的;
?? un不+fair公平 → 不公平
"It was unfair to judge her on such a brief acquaintanceship."
你剛認識她就對她作出評價，這是不公平的。
近義：inequitable, iniquitous, tyrannous, unjust, unrighteous, wrongful
反義：honest, impartial, just, neutral, retributive, retributory