Democracy is the recurrent suspicion that more than half of the people are right more than half the time.
— E. B. White
· Democracy
?? 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
adj. 復發的，復現的;周期性的，經常發生的;回歸的;循環的;
?? re再次+curr跑，發生+ent具有...性質的 → 一再發生的
"Poverty is a recurrent theme in her novels."
貧窮是她的小說中慣有的主題。
近義：periodic, periodical, recurring, recursive, redundant, relapsing
反義：infrequent, irregular, matchless, nonconforming, atypical, peculiar
n. 懷疑;嫌疑;疑心;〈口〉一點兒;
vt. 懷疑;
?? su=sus下面+spic環顧，檢查+ion表名詞→在下面看→懷疑
"The men were pulled in on suspicion of having committed a burglary."
這些人因涉嫌犯有夜盜罪而被拘留.
近義：suspect, hunch, inkling, mistrust, presentiment, suspiciousness
反義：assurance, assuredness, obviousness, palpability, patency, positiveness
n. 人，人類;居民;人民;種族;
vt. 居住于，布滿;使住滿人，在…殖民;把動物放養在;
?? popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我討厭和沒有幽默感的人打交道。
近義：populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反義：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
n. 民眾;民主國家;民主主義;民主政治;
?? demo人民+cracy統治；\"人民統治\"→人民做主→民主；民主政治，民主政體；民主主義
"the principles of democracy"
民主原則
adj. 一半的，半個的;
n. 半;一半;（啤酒等飲料的）半品脫;（比賽、音樂會等的）半場;
adv. 一半;部份地;
"He has sunk half his fortune into a new business undertaking."
他已把一半財產投資于一個新企業.
近義：mid, midway, partially, semi
反義：absolutely, off, outright, perfectly, plumb, positively
adv. 立刻，馬上;向右，右邊;恰當地;一直;
adj. 右方的;正確的;合適的;好的，正常的;
n. 正確，正當;右邊;權利;右手;
vt. 糾正;扶直，使正;整理;補償;
vi. （船舶等）復正，恢復平穩;
?? 請把名字寫(write)在右邊(right)
"Is the coffee all right?"
這咖啡還滿意嗎？
近義：avenge, vindicate, wreak, mend, rectify, reerect
反義：counterfeit, fake, forge, obstriction, pledge, responsibility