A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means.
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prefer [pr?'f?] 詞頻1 詞根: fer
vt. 更喜歡;提升,提拔;給予(債權人)優先權;提出(控告); vi. 更喜歡,寧愿;
?? pre預先+fer帶來,拿來→預先帶好→更喜歡
"The play is okay, but I still prefer the book."
戲還可以, 可我仍愿讀原著.
近義:select, choose 反義:loathe, scorn, scout, slight, spurn, underestimate
defeat [d?'fit] 詞頻1 詞根: fac
vt. 擊敗,戰勝;挫敗;[法]宣告無效,作廢; n. 戰勝;失敗;[法]廢除;
?? de向下+feat做,制作→做下去→打下去 →打敗,摧毀
"She commiserated with the losers on their defeat."
她對失敗的一方表示同情。
近義:master, overcome, overpower, pip, subdue, subjugate 反義:overthrow, rout, thrashing, trimming, whipping, beating
evil ['ivl] 詞頻1
adj. 邪惡的,罪惡的;有害的;不幸的,不吉的;品行壞的; n. 邪惡,罪惡;壞事,惡行;邪惡的力量、勢力或化身;災禍;
?? e 加強或引申意義、使…+vil =base (卑劣的) → n.邪惡;禍害 a.壞的
"the evil effects of racism"
種族主義的惡劣影響
近義:ill, infirmity, malady, complaint, affection, disease 反義:goodness, humane, kind, kindhearted, kindly, loyal
injustice [in'd??stis] 詞頻3 詞根: 判斷
n. 不公平;非正義;待…不公正;冤枉;
"She knew that if she said nothing she would be conniving in an injustice."
她知道她如果什么也不說就是在縱容不公正的行為。
近義:unfairness 反義:right, equity, fairness
means [minz] 詞頻2 詞根: 心智
n. 方法( mean的名詞復數);手段;收入;財富; v. 意味著( mean的第三人稱單數);引起;打算或注定要某人成為或做某事;
"The inquiry is by no means cut and dried."
調查之事遠未蓋棺定論。
近義:approach, manner, method, mode, process, strategy
defeated
v. 擊敗( defeat的過去式和過去分詞 ); 戰勝; 挫敗; 使困惑
近義:wrecked, beaten 反義:lucrative, prize, prizewinning, profitable, remunerative, rewarded

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