The radical of one century is the conservative of the next. The radical invents the views. When he has worn them out the conservative adopts them.
?? 名句詞匯解析
從本句名言中提取的重要詞匯,幫助你深度理解這句話
adj. 根本的,基本的;激進的;徹底的;[植]根生的;
n. 激進分子;根基,原子團;[數(shù)學(xué)]根數(shù);
?? radic根+al…的 →根本的,基本的;[轉(zhuǎn)為名詞] 根部,基礎(chǔ)
"His radical views place him outside the mainstream of American politics."
他的激進觀點使他脫離了美國政治的主流。
近義:hothead, zealot, diehard, extremist, fanatic, radicle
反義:assenting, pleasing, pliant, accommodating, tolerant, complaisant
n. 保守的人;(英國)保守黨黨員,保守黨支持者;
adj. 保守的;(英國)保守黨的;(式樣等)不時新的;
?? con加強+serv保持+ative...的→ 保守的
"a card-carrying member of the Conservative party"
保守黨正式黨員
近義:praetorian, rightist, tory, traditionalist, moderate, restrained
反義:red, commie, liberal, licentious, loose, permissive
n. 百年,一世紀(jì);百個;(板球)一百分;<美>百元鈔票;
?? cent 表”百”; 十進制中表小數(shù)點的前綴
"The discovery of distillation is usually accredited to the Arabs of the 11th century."
通常認(rèn)為,蒸餾法是阿拉伯人在11世紀(jì)發(fā)明的。
adj. 緊接在后的;次于的;貼近的;緊鄰的;
adv. 接下去;然后;居后地;依次的;
n. 下一位;下一個;
prep. 靠近;居于…之后;在…的隔壁;
"The next item on the agenda is the publicity budget."
議程表上的下一項是宣傳預(yù)算。
近義:oncoming, subsequent, succeeding, upcoming, pursuant, coming
反義:prior, nowadays, presently, today, currently
adj. 穿舊的,用舊的;穿壞的,用壞的;筋疲力盡的;
v. wear的過分詞;
"the replacement of worn car parts"
汽車上損壞零件的更換
近義:outworn, pined, shabby, threadbare, torn, undermined
反義:modern, new, novel, recent, unused