Freedom, then, lies only in our innate human capacity to choose between different sorts of bondage, bondage to desire or self esteem, or bondage to the light that lightens all our lives.
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n. 自由，自主;直率;特權(quán)，特許;自由權(quán);
?? free自由的+dom狀態(tài)或領(lǐng)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. 天生的;特有的，固有的;內(nèi)在的，直覺的;
?? in進(jìn)+nate出生的 →生來的；天然的
"the innate conservatism of older people"
老年人固有的保守性
近義：inborn, inbred, inbuilt, ingenerate, congenital, born
n. 人，人類;
adj. 人的;有人性的;顯示人類特有弱點(diǎn)的;人本性的;
?? hum土,地+an名詞后綴，屬于...的，傳說人是由土造出的 → 人類
"The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump."
老師打了個(gè)比喻，把人的心臟比作水泵。
近義：mortal
n. 容量;才能;性能;生產(chǎn)能力;
adj. 充其量的，最大限度的;
?? cap拿，抓，握住+acity表名詞，有...傾向→拿住的能力→容量；才能
"We mustn't attempt unrestricted expansion regardless if it is within our capacity."
我們不能不顧自己的能力企圖無限制地發(fā)展.
近義：aptitude, aptness, potential, proficiency, skilfulness, skill
反義：impotence, inability, incapability, incompetence, incompetency, invalidity
adj. 不同的;各式各樣的;個(gè)別的;不平常;
?? differ相異+ent...的 →不同的
"a vast array of bottles of different shapes and sizes"
一大批形狀大小不一的瓶子
近義：heterogeneous, inharmonious, irregular, assorted, asymmetric, asymmetrical
反義：identical, indistinct, kindred, like, resembling, same
vt. 尊敬，敬重;認(rèn)為，以為;考慮;估價(jià);
n. 尊敬，尊重;意見，看法;評(píng)價(jià);名聲;
?? esteem=estim價(jià)值 → 有價(jià)值 → 仰慕 → 尊敬
"She is held in high esteem by her colleagues."
她深受同事的敬重。
近義：honor, appreciate, prize, regard, relish, respect
反義：loathe, scorn, scout, slight, spurn, underestimate