One look around us ought to show that all our arbitrary measures and bounds have been clamped on us by mankind.
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adj. 隨意的，任性的，隨心所欲的;主觀的，武斷的;霸道的，專制的，專橫的，獨(dú)斷獨(dú)行的;亂;
?? arbitr判斷+ary...的→做出自己的判斷→武斷的
"The choice of players for the team seemed completely arbitrary."
看來這個(gè)隊(duì)的隊(duì)員完全是隨意選定的。
近義：arbitral, absolute, absolutist, absolutistic, monocratic, optional
反義：impartial, unemotional, factual
n. 人類;男性，男子;
?? man人+kind 種類→ n.人類
"the history of mankind"
人類的歷史
近義：humanity, humankind, humans, man, civilization
vt.& vi. 看，瞧;
vi. 注意;面向;尋找;看起來好像;
n. 看;（尤指吸引人的）相貌;眼神;樣子;
int. （插話或喚起注意）喂，聽我說;
?? l(棍)+oo(雙眼)+k(開):掙開雙眼搜索棍- 看
"That uniform makes the guards look absurd."
警衛(wèi)們穿著那種制服看起來怪模怪樣的。
近義：appear, seem, see, appearance, image, area
adv. 大約;旋轉(zhuǎn);到處，四處;在周圍;
prep. 圍繞;在附近;前后，左右;在…周圍;
?? 前綴:a 表示加強(qiáng)意義
"He arrived around five o'clock."
他大約是五點(diǎn)鐘到的。
近義：about, approximately, loosely, nearly, roughly, thereabout
vt.& vi. 給…看;表現(xiàn)出;顯露出;上演;
vt. 說明;指示;表明;演示;
n. 展覽;顯示;外觀;表演;
vi. 被人看見，顯現(xiàn)，顯而易見;
?? 秀”(諧音): 做秀就是 展示自己
"After the show, we were allowed to go backstage to meet the cast."
表演結(jié)束之后，我們獲準(zhǔn)到后臺(tái)和演員見面。
近義：present, raise, showcase, unhide, display, exhibit
反義：mask, obscure, occult, screen, secrete, shade
measures
['me??z]
n. 程度;度量法;度量單位;度量器具;（一定的）量( measure的名詞復(fù)數(shù) );程度;措施;
v. 量( measure的第三人稱單數(shù) );測量;衡量;量出;
"A number of measures were taken to alleviate the problem."
采取了一系列措施緩解這個(gè)問題。
近義：policies