n. 協商,討論;建議;策略;法律顧問,辯護人;
vt. 勸告,建議;提供專業咨詢;
?? coun(com-=together)+sel(to take)→商議;商量;忠告
"Listen to the counsel of your elders."
要聽從長輩的忠告。
近義:rede, warn, caution, caveat, admonish, advise
反義:mouthpiece, pettifogger, barrater, barrator, shyster, chicaner
adj. 無用的,無效的;無價值的;差勁的;不怎么樣的;
?? use用+less無...的 →無用的
"The measures were decried as useless."
這些措施受到指責,說是不起作用。
近義:idle, inane, ineffective, insignificant, lousy, needless
反義:helpful, assistive, available, profitable, purposive, serviceable
a. 未被注意的, 被忽視的
近義:neglected, unappreciated, unattended, unheard, unregarded, untended