It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly American criminal class except Congress.
— Mark Twain
· Congress
?? 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
adv. 大概;或許;很可能;備不住;
?? probab=probable可能的+ly表副詞 →可能性
"Most of the story about his private life was probably apocryphal."
有關他私生活的事可能大部分都是虛構的.
近義：likely, maybe, perchance, perhaps, plausibly, possibly
反義：assuredly, absolutely, positively, quite, surely, thoroughly
adv. 明顯地;無疑地;確實地;逼真;
?? sting, stinct 表”分開;熄滅,消除,刺激”#詞根助記：dis分開+stinct→把刺分開→區別,明顯
"We were distinctly underwhelmed by the director's speech."
主任的講話顯然令我們感覺索然無味。
近義：articulately, obviously, openly, overtly, patently, plain
n. 罪犯，犯人;
adj. 刑事的;犯罪的;可恥的;
?? crimin罪+al表名詞 →罪犯
"Does such an activity constitute a criminal offence?"
難道這樣的活動也算刑事犯罪嗎？
近義：lawbreaker, malefactor, offender, outlaw, perpetrator, bandit
反義：helper, humane, humanitarian, patron, philanthropist, protector
vt. 把…除外;不計;
prep. 除…外;
conj. [口語]要不是;除非;除…以外;
vi. 反對，表示異議（與 to 或 against連用）;
?? ex出+cept拿，抓，握住→拿出 → 除外
"I received nothing except what was due to me."
除了我應得的東西,我并未接受任何東西.
近義：omit, preclude, void, blackball, exclude, barring
反義：realize, accommodate, consider
n. 國會;代表大會;（用于某些國家的政黨名稱）國民大會;社交;
vi. 開會，集合;
?? con共同+gress行走→走到一起→代表大會
"But Congress is in a dangerously fretful mood."
但國會存在一種危險的焦躁情緒。
近義：assembly, meeting, conference, convention, convocation
n. 美國人;美洲人; 美國英語;
adj. 美國的 ;美洲的;地道美國式的;
"a clean-cut all-American boy"
整潔體面的典型美國男孩
近義：us
?? Mark Twain 的更多名言
"Time cools, time clarifies; no mood can be maintained quite unaltered through the course of hours."