Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.
— Plato
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?? 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
vt. 吸引住;聘用;與…交戰;
vi. 與…建立密切關系;銜接;從事;緊密結合;
?? en做+gage=pledge承諾 →做出承諾 → 訂婚
"Can you engage that all his statements are trustworthy?"
你能擔保他的話都可靠 嗎 ?
近義：hire, occupy, recruit, retain, contract, employ
反義：sack, terminate, boot, discharge, cashier, cease
n. 政治;政治事務;政治觀點;權術;
?? polit國家，城市+ics表名稱，學科學術 →政治
"The professor's a radical in politics but a conservative dresser."
教授在政治上是激進派,但衣著卻很守舊.
adj. 聰明的;敏捷的;漂亮的;整齊的;
vi. 疼痛;感到刺痛;難過;
n. 創傷;刺痛;疼痛;痛苦;
vt. 引起…的疼痛（或痛苦、苦惱等）;
adv. 聰明伶俐地，輕快地，漂亮地;
?? 音：時髦的
"He felt the smart of their insult for many days."
他受到他們的侮辱后好多天都感到難受.
近義：burn, twinge, pang, smarting, throb, itch
反義：heal, lighten, assuage, mitigate, palliate, quell