In order to preserve your self-respect, it is sometimes necessary to lie and cheat.

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preserve [pr?'z?v] 詞頻2 詞根: serv
vt. 保護;保持,保存;腌制食物;防腐處理; vi. 保鮮;保持原狀;做蜜餞;禁獵; n. 蜜餞;防護用品;禁獵地;獨占的事物(或范圍);
?? pre預先+serve保持→預先保留→保存
"Names of people in the book were changed to preserve anonymity."
為了姓名保密,書中的人用的都是化名。
近義:protect, save, shelter, defend, guard, embalm 反義:quit, stop, leave, desist, cut, finish
respect [r?'sp?kt] 詞頻1 詞根: spec
vt. 尊重;尊敬;關心;遵守; n. 尊重,恭敬;敬意;某方面;
?? re再+spect看→再看一眼→尊敬
"Respect for life is a cardinal principle of English law."
尊重生命是英國法律最重要的原則。
近義:honor, honour, obey, observe, prize, regard 反義:outrage, smirch, besmirch, deride, disgrace, dishonor
sometimes ['s?mta?mz] 詞頻1 詞根: sometime
adv. 有時,間或;時而;
?? sometime某一時間的+s表副詞 →有時
"Even friends disagree sometimes."
即便是朋友有時也有分歧。
近義:occasionally, oft, once, rarely, betweentimes, betweenwhiles 反義:invariably, periodically, repeatedly, steadily, usually, consistently
necessary ['n?s?s?ri] 詞頻1 詞根: necessar
adj. 必要的;強制的;必然的;不可避免的; n. 必需品;
?? necess必要 + ary 表示有...性質的, → a.必要的;必然的
"Vitamin D is necessary to aid the absorption of calcium from food."
從食物中吸取鈣需靠維生素D的幫助。
近義:indispensable, inevitable, mandatory, needful, obligatory, obliged 反義:needless, pointless, profitless, purposeless, redundant, reiterative
order ['?:d?] 詞頻1 詞根: 秩序
n. 命令;秩序;規則,制度;次序; vt. 命令;訂購;整理; vi. 下訂單;
"Arrive two days early in order to acclimatize."
提前兩天到達以便適應新環境。
近義:ask, pray, tell, bid, dictate, request 反義:heed, hold, honor, keep, observe, respect
self [self] 詞頻1
n. 自己;本人;本性;私利; adj. 同一的;純凈的;單一的; vt. 使自花授精;使近親繁殖; vi. 自花授精;
"His style of dressing bespoke great self-confidence."
他的衣著風格顯得十分自信。
近義:ego, individuality, selfhood, distinctiveness, selfishness, egoism

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