The community stagnates without the impulse of the individual. The impulse dies away without the sympathy of the community.

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community [k?'mj?n?ti] 詞頻3 詞根: commun
n. 社區(qū);社會團體;共同體;[生態(tài)] 群落;
?? com共同+mun公共的+ity狀態(tài)→公共狀態(tài)→社會,社區(qū)
"The development was bitterly opposed by the local community."
這一開發(fā)項目遭到了當(dāng)?shù)厣鐓^(qū)的憤怒抵制。
近義:aristoi, society, collectivity, group, guild, commonwealth 反義:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
impulse ['?mp?ls] 詞頻2 詞根: im
n. 憑沖動行事;突如其來的念頭;[電子]脈沖;[醫(yī)]沖動,搏動; adj. 沖動的; v. 推動;
?? im向內(nèi),進入+pulse跳動→沖動
"He had a sudden impulse to stand up and sing."
他突然心血來潮,想站起來歌唱。
近義:impel, power, boost, drive, force, motor
individual [,?nd?'v?d?u?l] 詞頻1 詞根: in
adj. 個人的;獨特的;個別的; n. 個人;個體;
?? in加強+di分開+vid分開+ual...的→與別人分開的→個人的,個體的
"Welfare payments cease as soon as an individual starts a job."
一旦就業(yè),即停發(fā)福利救濟。
近義:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke 反義:assemblage, assembly, mass, mob, multitude, party
away [?'we] 詞頻1
adv. 離開,遠離;在遠處;消失; adj. 不在的;遙遠的;客場比賽;
?? a(on)+broad→在遠方;離去;不在
"In the hotel, the old men were drinking away as usual."
在旅館里, 這些老人和往常一樣喝個不停.
近義:abroad, out, outdoors, outside, without
sympathy ['s?mp?θi] 詞頻2 詞根: pass
n. 意氣相投,同感;同情,同情心;慰問;和諧的一致;
?? sym共同,相同+pathy感情→同情
"His remorse is just an artifice to gain sympathy."
他的悔恨只是一種騙局,是為了博取同情.
近義:leniency, mercy, pity, ruth, sorriness, charity
stagnates
v. 停滯, 不流動, 不發(fā)展( stagnate的第三人稱單數(shù) )

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