Always acknowledge a fault. This will throw those in authority off their guard and give you an opportunity to commit more.
— Mark Twain
· Humility
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vt. 承認;鳴謝;對…打招呼;告知已收到;
?? ac給予+know知道+ledge突出的部分→給予認知→認知，承認
"She refuses to acknowledge the need for reform."
她拒不承認改革的必要性。
近義：avow, recognize, confess, honor, accept, recognise
反義：impugn, naysay, negate, object, oppose, rebut
n. 缺點，缺陷;過錯，責任;[電]故障;（獵狗的）失去嗅跡;
vt. 挑剔，找…的缺點;批評;做錯，在…中出錯;[地質學]產生斷層;
vi. 找錯誤，挑剔;[地質學]變動從而產生斷層;
?? fault=fal錯 → 過失，缺點
"A wilful fault has no excuse and deserves no pardon."
不能寬恕故意犯下的錯誤.
近義：rift, shift, break, fracture, faulting, recuse
反義：indulgence, pardon, purge, remit, resolve, spare
n. 權威;權力;學術權威;[復數]當權者;
?? author作者+ity名詞后綴 → 權力，威信
"in a position of authority"
當權
近義：influence, arbitration, jurisdiction, ascendancy, mastery, might
反義：subjection, subservience, subserviency
n. 機會;適當的時機良機;有利的環境，條件;
?? op=ob靠近 + portun=harbor港口+ ity 表名詞 → 向港口靠近 →機會
"He took the opportunity to deliver us another snub."
他借機再次冷落我們.
近義：instance, occasion, case, episode, event, happening
反義：hindrance, hitch, knot, misadventure, mishap, obstacle
vt. 犯罪，做錯事;把…托付給;保證（做某事、遵守協議或遵從安排等）;承諾，使…承擔義務;
?? com共同+mit送，放出→共同送→委任
"to commit an offense"
犯罪
近義：institutionalize, perpetrate, execute, imprison, incarcerate, jail
vi. 投擲;丟;拋;
n. 投擲的距離;丟;
vt. 擲（色子）;拋;猛動（頭、臂、腿）;使處于，使限于;
?? 死肉(諧音):死肉 扔了算了
"I can't seem to throw off this feeling of inertia."
我好像無法擺脫這種無力的感覺。
近義：heave, hurl, hurtle, launch, out, pitch
反義：pick, scavenge, scoop, seize, snatch, take