In our civilization, and under our republican form of government, intelligence is so highly honored that it is rewarded by exemption from the cares of office.
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n. 文明，文化;開化，教化;修養;文明社會;
?? civil市民；禮貌+ization...化→文明 → 文明，文化
"Civilization is on the brink of apocalypse."
文明已瀕臨毀滅的邊緣。
近義：humanity, mankind, world, civilisation, kultur, culture
n. 形狀，形式;外形;方式;表格;
vt. 形成;構成;組織;塑造;
vi. 形成，產生;排隊，整隊;
?? form =shape,表示”形狀”
"The noun " mouse " is the singular form of " mice " ."
名詞mouse是 mice 的單數形式.
近義：past, background, record, dossier, antecedents, institute
反義：hypertrophy, misshape, twist, uglify, warp, contort
n. 政府;政體;治理的形式;管轄，治理;
?? govern統治+ment表名詞 →政府
"the government's abandonment of its new economic policy"
政府對新經濟政策的放棄
近義：ruling, control, rule, state, governing, governmental
反義：mishandling, mismanagement, misrule, disorderliness, anarchy, lawlessness
n. 智力;聰穎;情報;情報機構;
?? intel在…中間+lig選擇，收集+ence名詞后綴→從中選出好的→智力
"She used her good looks to compensate her lack of intelligence."
她利用她漂亮的外表來彌補智力的不足.
近義：aptness, intellect, invention, argument, knack, mentality
n. （義務等的）免除;免（稅）;（收入中的）免稅額;
?? ex出+empt拿，獲得+ion抽象名詞 → 免除，豁免
"The bill gives sensitive police files a blanket exemption."
該議案提出警方機密檔案全部免責.
近義：immunity, indult, pardon, preference, prerogative, privilege
反義：burden
n. 辦公室;辦公樓;問詢處;重要官職;
?? fac, fect, fic, fig, fea =make,do,表示”做,制作”
"The office was light and airy."
辦公室又明亮又通風。
近義：organisation, organization, bureau, department, agency, entity
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"The revolution is not an apple that falls when it is ripe. You have to make it fall."
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