Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.
?? 名句詞匯解析
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n. 愛國主義;愛國心,愛國精神;
?? patriot=patri祖國 + ism主義 →愛國主義;愛國心
"They obtained money under the false pretenses of patriotism."
他們以虛偽的愛國主義為借口獲得金錢.
近義:nationalism, civism
n. 避難;避難所;庇護者;[醫(yī)]救急療法;
vt. 給予…庇護;接納…避難;
vi. 躲避;避難;
?? re回+fuge逃→逃到安全地方 → 避難
"A further 300 people have taken refuge in the US embassy."
又有300人在美國大使館避難。
近義:haven, asylum, protection, roof, safeguard, sanctuary
反義:helplessness, inattention, lassitude, loneliness, orphanhood, proscription
n. 末尾;最后;上個;鞋楦(做鞋的模型);
vt. 經(jīng)受住;到…之后;夠用;足夠維持(尤指某段時間);
adj. 最近的;最后的;最不可能的;惟一剩下的;
vi. 持續(xù);
adv. 上一次,最近一次;最后;
"The two sides signed a peace accord last July."
在剛過去的七月,雙方簽訂了和平條約。
近義:live, persist, stand, subsist, survive, hindermost
反義:part, croak, decease, depart, die, expire
n. 惡棍,壞蛋;
"I gave the scoundrel a slap in the face."
我打了那壞蛋一耳光.
近義:heel, knave, rapscallion, rascal, rip, scallawag