Politics [is] the art of achieving the maximum amount of freedom for individuals that is consistent with the maintenance of social order.
?? 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. 最大值的,最大量的;
n. 最大的量、體積、強度等;
?? maxi=max大的+mum表名詞 → 最大的
"It was Mann who structured the agenda for maximum efficiency."
是曼制定這個取得最大效率的議程的.
近義:high, peak, summit, apex, maximal, meridian
反義:low, least, lowest, lowliest, measly, minimum
n. 量,數量;總額;本利之和;全部效果,全部含義;
vi. (在意義、價值、效果、程度等方面)等于;等同,接近;合計,總共;發展成為;
?? mount =ascend,表示”上升, 山”#詞根助記:a朝向+mount=朝向……提升直到總量=總量
"The insurance company will refund any amount due to you."
保險公司將退還你應得的所有款項。
近義:import, matter, signify, count, number, quantity
n. 自由,自主;直率;特權,特許;自由權;
?? free自由的+dom狀態或領域 →自由
"He made a bid for freedom by climbing over the wall."
他企圖翻越這面高墻以獲得自由.
近義:independence, liberty, autocracy, autonomy, emancipation, loosening
反義:peonage, thraldom, thrall, thralldom, vassalage, bondage
adj. 一致的;連續的;不矛盾的;堅持的;
?? con共同+sist站立+ent...的 →一致的,一貫的,連續的
"She's not very consistent in the way she treats her children."
她對待孩子反復無常。
近義:articulate, logic, logical, sequacious, unchanging, uniform
反義:illogical, inarticulate, incoherent, incompatible, incongruent, incongruous
n. 維持,保持;保養,保管;維護;維修;
?? main手+ten拿住+ance表名詞 → 用手拿住 → 維持
"an evening class in car maintenance"
夜校的汽車維修課程
近義:husbandry, keep, keeping, maintaining, preserval, preservation
adj. 社會的,社會上的;交際的,社交的;群居的;合群的;
n. 聯誼會,聯歡會;社交聚會;
?? soc社會+ial形容詞后綴 → 社會的
"political groups agitating for social change"
鼓吹社會變革的政治團體
近義:party, approachable, kindly, neighborly, neighbourly, personable
反義:sociopathic, dissocial