PREJUDICE, n. A vagrant opinion without visible means of support.
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n. 成見,偏見,歧視;侵害;傷害;
vt. 使有偏見;不利于,損害;
?? pre預先+judice判斷→預先判斷→偏見
"He continued to smoke, to the prejudice of his health."
他繼續吸煙, 這不利于他的健康.
近義:jaundice, predispose, prepossess, sway, bias, colour
反義:neutrality, objectivity, unbiassedness, equanimity, equitableness, evenhandedness
n. 意見,主張;評價;鑒定,判定;
?? opin- 表”假設,想,判斷”
"The general opinion is that the conference was a success."
普遍認為這次會議是成功的。
近義:judgement, judgment, notion, persuasion, sentiment, tenet
adj. 看得見的;明顯的,顯然的;手頭的,可得到的;可察覺到的;
?? vis看+ible形容詞后綴,可…的→看得見的,可見的
"The sea was plainly visible in the distance."
大海遠遠地清晰可見。
近義:apparent, manifest, noted, noteworthy, notorious, obvious
反義:imperceptible, undiscernible, unnoticeable, unperceivable
vt. 支持;幫助;支撐;維持;
n. 支撐;支持者;[數學]支集;支撐物;
?? sup在…下面+port帶→帶來支持→支持
"The poor suburbs traditionally formed the bedrock of the party's support."
貧窮的郊區在傳統上構成了支持該黨的牢固基礎。
近義:hold, maintain, backstop, prop, steady, sustain
反義:leave, neglect, quit, strand, desert, forsake
n. 流浪者;<律>無業游民;乞丐;無賴;
adj. 流浪的;(思想)游移不定的;(風等)無定向的;(植物)蔓生的;
"A vagrant is everywhere at home."
流浪者四海為家.
近義:hobo, idler, layabout, loafer, rambler, roamer
n. 方法( mean的名詞復數);手段;收入;財富;
v. 意味著( mean的第三人稱單數);引起;打算或注定要某人成為或做某事;
"The inquiry is by no means cut and dried."
調查之事遠未蓋棺定論。
近義:approach, manner, method, mode, process, strategy