War is a profession by which a man cannot live honorably; an employment by which the soldier, if he would reap any profit, is obliged to be false, rapacious, and cruel.
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n. 雇用;使用;職業;有益的活動;
?? employ雇傭；運用+ment表名詞 → 雇傭，就業
"Ships were registered abroad to circumvent employment and safety regulation."
船只在外國注冊以逃避有關雇傭和安全的規定.
近義：staffing, appointment, job, occupation, office, position
反義：layoff, leisure, lockout, joblessness
n. 士兵;軍人;戰士;
v. 堅持;硬挺著;
?? solid+ier(表示人的名詞后綴)→軍人；士兵
"The soldier acted qua soldier, not as a human being."
那名士兵當時以軍人的身份行事，而不是以一般人的身份。
近義：militant, militarist, serviceman, warrior, gi, combatant
反義：individual, civvy, citizen, denizen
n. 收益，得益;利潤;紅利;凈值利潤率;
vt. 有益于…，對…有益的;得益;創利潤;
vi. 有益;獲利;
?? pro很多…+fit做→做很多→做得好→利潤，收益
"What level of profit do you envisage?"
你預計會有什么樣的利潤水平？
近義：reap, usufruct, benefit, improve, avail, advantage
反義：loss
adj. 虛偽的;不正的，非法的;假造的，摹造的;臨時的;
adv. 欺詐地;叛賣地;
?? fals(deceive)+e→錯的；欺騙的；假的；不實的
"A whale is a fish. True or false?"
鯨魚是魚，對還是錯？
近義：illegitimate, imitation, artificial, mock, phoney, phony
反義：irrefutable, lawful, legal, legit, legitimate, original
adj. 貪婪的;（尤指）貪財的;搶劫的;掠奪的;
?? rap捕，奪+acious多…的 →奪得多的 →強奪的
"He had a rapacious appetite for bird's nest soup."
他吃燕窩湯吃個沒夠。
近義：predaceous, predacious, predatory, prey, raptorial, ravening
n. 職業，專業;同行;宣稱;信念，信仰;
?? profess(講授)+ion(名綴):講授是他的 職業
"He made a profession of friendship to his classmate Mary."
他向他的同學瑪麗表白了他的友情.
近義：job, occupation, office, post, pursuit, service
反義：idleness, inactivity, recreation, solace, unemployment
?? Niccolo Machiavelli 的更多名言
"If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared."