That laughter costs too much which is purchased by the sacrifice of decency.
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n. 犧牲;獻祭,供奉;犧牲行為;[宗]基督的獻身;
vt.& vi. 犧牲,把…奉獻給…;廉價賣出;犧牲,獻祭;[棒]作犧牲打;
vt. 獻祭;奉獻;犧牲;虧本出售;
?? sacri神圣+fice做,制作→為神做的東西→犧牲,犧牲品
"The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality."
這一產品的制造商向我們保證說他們沒有犧牲質量。
近義:immolate, victimize, abnegate, immolation
反義:self, selfhood, egoism, egotism
n. 正派;正直;體面;社會上高尚文雅行為的標準;
?? dec 美+ency 名詞后綴→體面,莊重
"Her behaviour showed a total lack of common decency ."
她的舉止顯示她連起碼的禮節都不懂。
近義:honesty, appropriateness, integrity, politeness, propriety, seemliness
反義:impertinence, impudence, impudency, impudicity, insolence, lip
n. 笑,笑聲;〈古〉好笑的事;〈美俚〉力量懸殊得可笑的體育比賽;大笑;
"a bark of laughter"
一聲大笑
近義:heehaw, laugh, laughing, mirth, tehee