WEAKNESSES, n.pl. Certain primal powers of Tyrant Woman wherewith she holds dominion over the male of her species, binding him to the service of her will and paralyzing his rebellious energies.

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tyrant ['ta?r?nt] 詞頻3
n. 專制統治者,暴君;(古希臘的)僭主;專橫的人;
?? tyrann-, tyranni-, tyran- 【希臘傳入拉丁】表”獨裁者”
"The tyrant was deaf to the entreaties of the slaves."
暴君聽不到奴隸們的哀鳴.
近義:martinet, oppressor, autocrat, totalitarian, despot, dictator
species ['spi?iz] 詞頻3 詞根: 物種
n. 物種;種類;類型;[邏輯] 個體;
?? spec(see)+ies(名詞后綴)→種類
"The book described the adaptation of desert species to the hot conditions."
這本書描繪了沙漠物種對炎熱環境的適應.
近義:race, pedigree, breed, blood, kind
service ['s?v?s] 詞頻1 詞根: serv
n. 服務,服侍;服務業;維修服務;服役; vt. 檢修,維修;向…提供服務;保養;滿足需要; adj. 服務性的;耐用的;服現役的;
?? serv服務+ice表名詞,行為,狀態 →服務
"The service has become heavily reliant on government support."
這項服務變得高度依賴政府扶持.
近義:mend, refit, repair, fix, job, occupation 反義:hurt, impair, injure, mar, perish, ruin
certain ['s?:t?n] 詞頻1 詞根: an
adj. 某一;必然的;已確定的; pron. [動詞用復數]某些;
"Federal courts have a certain cachet which state courts lack."
聯邦法院有某種州法院所缺乏的特別的東西.
近義:some, inarguable, indisputable, indubitable, invariable, irrefragable 反義:neither, implausible, improbable, uncertain, unlikely, avoidable
primal ['praim?l] 詞根: 首要
adj. 第一的,最初的;原始的;首位的,主要的;根本的;
"Money was a primal necessity to them."
對于他們,錢是主要的需要.
近義:indigenous, native, original, autochthonal, autochthonic, autochthonous
woman ['w?m?n] 詞頻1
n. 女人,婦女;成年女子;女擁人或女下屬;女人本能;
?? 我(wo)蠻(man)- 女人
"She was an elegant and accomplished woman."
她是位優雅的才女。
近義:lady, bint, judy, cunnus, female, feme 反義:gentleman, male

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