Our worst enemies here are not the ignorant and simple, however cruel; our worst enemies are the intelligent and corrupt.
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adj. 無知的,愚昧的;由無知引起的;無學識的;
?? i=in不+gnor知道+ant...的 →無知的
"He's ignorant about modern technology."
他對現代科技一無所知。
近義:ignoramus, philistine, illiterate, silly, stupid, tomfool
反義:highbrow, initiate, sage, savant, scholar, stager
adj. 簡單的;單純的;易受騙的;天真的;
n. 笨蛋;愚蠢的行為;出身低微者;
?? sim(one by one)+ple(fold)→簡單的;樸素的;單純的
"her austere bedroom with its simple narrow bed"
她那僅有一張窄床的簡陋臥室
近義:uncomplicated, basic, cushy, doss, easy, facile
反義:arduous, intricate, labored, laborious, onerous, painful
adv. 不管到什么程度;無論如何;然而;可是;
conj. 不管怎樣;
?? how + ev =age (年齡,時代) + er [名詞后綴],表示人,行為的主動者,做某事的人 → ad.然而;不管怎樣
"But I am very much believable, however, you'll get him to come."
我相信你不管怎樣都能把他請來.
近義:instead, nevertheless, nonetheless, notwithstanding, rather, regardless
adj. 聰明的;理解力強的;有智力的;[計]智能的;
?? intellig知識界 + ent表示具有...性質的 → 智能型的;有才智的,聰明的
"You're too intelligent to fall for his flattery."
你很聰明,不會受他的阿諛奉承所惑。
近義:logical, astute, perceptive, percipient, perspicacious, practical
反義:idiot, idiotic, ignorant, moronic, naive, noodleheaded
adj. 墮落的,道德敗壞的;貪污的,腐敗的;腐爛的;(文獻等)錯誤百出的;
vt. 使腐敗;使墮落;使腐爛;
vi. 墮落;腐化;腐爛;
?? cor共同+rupt斷→全部斷→變壞的,腐敗的
"The police were corrupt and were operating in collusion with the drug dealers."
警察腐敗,與那伙毒品販子內外勾結。
近義:debase, pervert, retrogress, rot, bastardise, bastardize
反義:honor, magnify, respect, revere, reverence, venerate
adj. 最差的;最嚴重的;最令人不滿的;最糟的;
n. 最壞的事情;最嚴重的事;
adv. 最壞;最糟;最嚴重;
vt. 勝過,擊敗;
"It was possibly their worst performance ever."
這也許是他們迄今為止最糟糕的表現。
近義:master, overcome, overpower, pip, thrash, vanquish
反義:mint, optimal, optimum, preferable, superior, better