Probably the only place where a man can feel really secure is in a maximum security prison, except for the imminent threat of release.
?? 名句詞匯解析
從本句名言中提取的重要詞匯，幫助你深度理解這句話
adv. 大概;或許;很可能;備不住;
?? probab=probable可能的+ly表副詞 →可能性
"Most of the story about his private life was probably apocryphal."
有關他私生活的事可能大部分都是虛構的.
近義：likely, maybe, perchance, perhaps, plausibly, possibly
反義：assuredly, absolutely, positively, quite, surely, thoroughly
adv. 真，真正;實在，果真;實際上;事實上;
?? real真實的+ly表副詞 →真正地
"Tom was really hungry and ate up everything served."
湯姆確實餓壞了,把端到桌上的東西吃得精光.
近義：honestly, indeed, just, authentically, particularly, properly
反義：hypocritically, insincerely, lyingly, meretriciously, misleadingly, untruthfully
adj. 安全的;牢固的;有把握的;安心的;
vt. 保護;（使）獲得;使安全;擔保;
vi. 獲得安全，變得安全;安全，保險;承保，擔保;[航海學]停止工作;
?? se分開+cure關心→不關心，不擔憂→安全的
"You could secure it on lay-by."
你可以預付訂金方式購買此貨。
近義：hold, assure, moor, attach, prop, reaffirm
反義：loose, release, unbind, unclench, uncouple, undo
adj. 最大值的，最大量的;
n. 最大的量、體積、強度等;
?? maxi=max大的+mum表名詞 → 最大的
"It was Mann who structured the agenda for maximum efficiency."
是曼制定這個取得最大效率的議程的.
近義：high, peak, summit, apex, maximal, meridian
反義：low, least, lowest, lowliest, measly, minimum
n. 安全;保證，擔保;保護，防護;有價證券;
adj. 安全的，保安的，保密的;
?? se分開+cur關心+ity抽象名詞，性質狀態 → 安全；證券
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一個突然變得陌生而危險的世界里，他是她唯一的守護神。
近義：prevention, safety, care, protection, safeguard, safeness
vt. 把…除外;不計;
prep. 除…外;
conj. [口語]要不是;除非;除…以外;
vi. 反對，表示異議（與 to 或 against連用）;
?? ex出+cept拿，抓，握住→拿出 → 除外
"I received nothing except what was due to me."
除了我應得的東西,我并未接受任何東西.
近義：omit, preclude, void, blackball, exclude, barring
反義：realize, accommodate, consider