n. 自由,自主;直率;特權,特許;自由權;
?? free自由的+dom狀態或領域 →自由
"He made a bid for freedom by climbing over the wall."
他企圖翻越這面高墻以獲得自由.
近義:independence, liberty, autocracy, autonomy, emancipation, loosening
反義:peonage, thraldom, thrall, thralldom, vassalage, bondage
press
[pr?s]
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詞根: press
vt. 壓,按;逼迫;緊抱;
vi. 壓;逼迫;重壓;
n. 強迫征兵;新聞報道,出版物;壓榨;印刷機(廠);
?? press 表”壓力,向……人施壓”
"The accommodation for the press was makeshift at best."
遷就新聞界充其量只是個權宜之計.
近義:squeeze, depress, pressure, coerce, lobby, prompt
反義:unhand
adj. 有限的;(君主權力)受憲法限制的;〈美〉乘客名額有限制的;(智力,能力等)有限的;
n. 高級快車;直達的火車或汽車;
?? lim門檻,限制+it=mit放出+ed形容詞后綴 → 放出限制 → 有限的,限量的
"Teachers have a limited amount of time to interact with each child."
教師和每個孩子溝通的時間有限。
近義:qualified, restricted, circumscribed, circumscript, confined, constricted
反義:illimitable, immeasurable, infinite, limitless, spaceless, termless