While the gentleman cherishes benign rule, the small man cherishes his native land. While the gentleman cherishes a respect for the law, the small man cherishes generous treatment.
— Confucius
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n. 先生;紳士;有身份地位的人;
?? gentle溫和的+man人→紳士；有教養的人
"Thank you—you're a real gentleman."
謝謝您—您是個真正的君子。
近義：aristocrat, lord, noble, patrician, sir, cavalier
反義：plebe, commoner
adj. 溫和的，仁慈的;善良的;有利于健康的;[醫]良性的;
?? beni(well)+gn(=gen,to produce)→(人)和藹可親的；(氣候等)溫和的；(病等)良性的
"Martha is a benign old lady."
瑪莎是個仁慈的老婦人.
近義：innocuous, inoffensive, kind, mild, offenceless, safe
反義：malevolent, malicious, malign, noxious, baleful, twisted
adj. 本國的;土著的;天生的;天真的，純樸的;
n. 當地人;土著人;當地產的動（植）物;
?? nat出生的+ive名詞后綴 →本地人
"No government shall take away the rights of the native people."
任何政府也不能剝奪土著人的權利.
近義：indian, aborigine, creole, local, aboriginal, indigenous
反義：outlander, outsider, stranger, alien, newfangled, outlandish
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
adj. 慷慨的，大方的;豐盛的;肥沃的;濃厚的;
?? gener出生，產生+ous形容詞后綴→[不斷]產生→豐富的，慷慨的
"It would be churlish to refuse such a generous offer."
拒絕這樣一個慷慨的提議未免失禮。
近義：humane, humanitarian, liberal, lofty, loose, loyal
反義：knavish, mean, miserly, niggard, niggardly, parsimonious
n. 治療，療法;處理;待遇，對待;
?? treat處理+ment表名詞 → 待遇；治療
"the barbarous treatment of these prisoners of war"
對這些戰俘的殘酷待遇
近義：cure, intercourse, relation, dealing