Why does a small tax increase cost you two hundred dollars and s substantial tax cut save you thirty cents?
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?? 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
vt.& vi. 增加，增大，增多;
vt. 增強，增進;[縫紉]放（針）;
vi. 增強;增進;增殖，繁殖;[縫紉]放針;
?? in向內+crease增→增加
"He had the audacity to ask for an increase in salary."
他竟然厚著臉皮要求增加薪水.
近義：heighten, hike, hypo, increment, intensify, magnify
反義：lessen, lower, reduce, slack, slacken, deescalate
adj. 大量的;結實的，牢固的;重大的;
n. 本質;重要材料;
?? sub(under)+stan(stand)+tial(形容詞后綴)→實在的；堅實的；重大的；本質；要點
"substantial sums of money"
大筆大筆的錢
近義：important, appreciable, material, sizable, substantive, tangible
反義：immaterial, impalpable, incorporeal, insignificant, intangible, asomatous
vt. 節省;保存;儲蓄;解救;
vi. 節省;挽救;救球;
prep.&conj. 除…之外;
n. 救援，救援;
?? save救助 → 挽救
"It was going to take some deft political footwork to save the situation."
當時得采取一些巧妙的政治手段以挽回局勢。
近義：liberate, rescue, salvage, emancipate, free, husband
反義：outlay, consume, deplete, disburse, dissipate, drain
n. 三十;三十個;三十年代;三十的記號;
adj. 三十的，三十個的;
num. 三十;三十個;
?? thir=three三+ty十 → 三十
"There are thirty people in the classroom, counting the teacher."
把老師算上,教室里有30個人.
adj. 小的;難為情的;低級的，卑劣的;細微的，微弱的;
adv. 小小地;卑鄙地;
n. 細小部分，腰部;瑣碎東西;身份低的人;矮小的人;
"These small particles agglomerate together to form larger clusters."
這些顆粒聚結形成較大的團。
近義：little, meager, meagre, minute, reduced, scanty
反義：large, major, sizeable, sizable, some, capital
n. 價錢，代價;花費，費用;犧牲;[用復數][法律]訴訟費;
vi. 價錢為，花費;估計成本;
vt. 付出代價;估價;使喪失;使付出努力;
"It cost a mere bagatelle."
這個只花了一點錢。
近義：price, pricing, rate, tab, value, worth
反義：income, interest, profit, rental, revenues, finance