The will of the people is the only legitimate foundation of any government, and to protect its free expression should be our first object.
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n. 人,人類;居民;人民;種族;
vt. 居住于,布滿;使住滿人,在…殖民;把動物放養在;
?? popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我討厭和沒有幽默感的人打交道。
近義:populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反義:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
adj. 合法的,合理的;正規的;合法婚姻所生的;真正的,真實的;
vt. 使合法;給予合法的地位;通過法律手段給(私生子)以合法地位;正式批準,授權;
?? legiti=law法律+ mate 表動詞→ 使合法
"Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave."
生病是請假的一個正當的理由.
近義:legalize, legitimize, authenticate, validate, bind, jural
反義:outlaw, illegal, illicit, inauthentic, invalid, artificial
n. 地基;基礎;基金(會);粉底;
?? found基礎+ation表名詞 → 基礎,地基
"to lay the foundation stone of the new museum"
為新建博物館奠基
近義:implantation, instauration, laying, mainstay, mount, plinth
n. 政府;政體;治理的形式;管轄,治理;
?? govern統治+ment表名詞 →政府
"the government's abandonment of its new economic policy"
政府對新經濟政策的放棄
近義:ruling, control, rule, state, governing, governmental
反義:mishandling, mismanagement, misrule, disorderliness, anarchy, lawlessness
vt. 保護,保衛;貿易保護;備款以支付;
?? pro在前面+tect蓋上,保護→在前面蓋上→保護;防止
"The males in the herd protect the females and the young."
獸中的雄性動物保護雌性動物和幼崽.
近義:preserve, safeguard, save, screen, secure, shelter
反義:neglect, abandon, forsake
n. 表現,表示,表達;表情,臉色,態度,腔調,聲調;[數]式,符號;詞句,語句,措辭,說法;
?? ex出來+press擠壓+ion名詞后綴 →表達;表情
"He listened to her story with a stony expression."
他帶著冷漠的表情聽她講經歷.
近義:idiom, aphorism, articulation, locution, maxim, phrase
反義:still, stillness, quietness