MUGWUMP, n. In politics one afflicted with self-respect and addicted to the vice of independence. A term of contempt.
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vt. 尊重;尊敬;關心;遵守;
n. 尊重，恭敬;敬意;某方面;
?? re再+spect看→再看一眼→尊敬
"Respect for life is a cardinal principle of English law."
尊重生命是英國法律最重要的原則。
近義：honor, honour, obey, observe, prize, regard
反義：outrage, smirch, besmirch, deride, disgrace, dishonor
n. 獨立，自主;足夠維持閉居生活的收入;獨立心;自恃心;
?? in不+depend依靠+ence名詞后綴 → 不依靠 → 獨立，自主
"Tunisia achieved independence from French colonial rule in 1956."
突尼斯于1956年從法國的殖民統治下獲得獨立。
近義：autocracy, autonomy, emancipation, freedom
反義：dependance, dependency
n. 學期;條款;術語;期限;
vt. 把…稱為;把…叫做;
?? term(boundary)→期限；期間；學期；術語；措辭；交誼
"the expiry of a fixed-term contract"
定期合同的滿期
近義：call, designate, word, wording, definition, diction
n. 輕視;輕蔑;（對規則、危險等的）藐視;不顧;
?? con共同+tempt輕視→藐視
"She looked at him with contempt ."
她輕蔑地看著他。
近義：scorn, scornfulness, sneer, spurn, superciliousness, contemptuousness
n. 政治;政治事務;政治觀點;權術;
?? polit國家，城市+ics表名稱，學科學術 →政治
"The professor's a radical in politics but a conservative dresser."
教授在政治上是激進派,但衣著卻很守舊.
n. 自己;本人;本性;私利;
adj. 同一的;純凈的;單一的;
vt. 使自花授精;使近親繁殖;
vi. 自花授精;
"His style of dressing bespoke great self-confidence."
他的衣著風格顯得十分自信。
近義：ego, individuality, selfhood, distinctiveness, selfishness, egoism