War is the statesman's game, the priest's delight, the lawyer's jest, the hired assassin's trade.
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n. 快樂,高興;使人高興的東西或人;
vt. 使高興,使欣喜;
vi. 感到高興[快樂];
?? de加強+light光亮 → 使光亮 → 使高興
"They all cackled with delight."
他們都高興得嘎嘎地笑。
近義:humor, please, pleasure, recreate, satisfy, tickle
反義:irritate, pain, roil, vex, disappoint, discontent
n. 律師,法學家;
?? law法律+yer表示人 →律師,法律家
"His lawyer turned to address the bench."
他的律師轉身對法官講話。
近義:jurisconsult, jurisprudent, legist, litigant, litigator, notary
n. 政治家;
?? states政務+man人→ n.國務活動家,政治家
"an elder statesman of golf"
高爾夫球的元老
n. 游戲,運動;比賽,競賽;詭計;獵物;
adj. 受傷的,瘸的;對…有興趣的;雄赳赳的;關于野味的;
v. 打賭,賭輸贏;賭輸;
"the East-West All-Star Game"
東西部全明星賽
近義:play, sport, toy, dally, match, round
n. 神父,牧師;司鐸,司祭;領導者;神甫;
vt. 使成為神職人員;
?? pri(price價格)+est(最高級):古代 神父價最高
"He confessed to a priest that he had sinned."
他向神父懺悔他犯了罪.
近義:monk, presbyter, reverend, churchman, clergyman, cleric
反義:layperson, secular
n. 笑話,玩笑;戲謔,詼諧;笑柄;
vi. 開玩笑,打趣;取笑,嘲弄;
"Would I jest about such a thing?"
這種事我會說著玩嗎?
近義:joke, kid, tease, chaff, play, jeering