Compassion is the basis of all morality.
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n. 憐憫,同情;惻隱之心;
?? com共同+passion熱情→用共同的熱情幫助人 → 同情,憐憫
"He was mouthing the usual platitudes about the need for more compassion."
他言不由衷地說了些需要更加同情之類的陳腔濫調(diào).
近義:leniency, mercy, pity, ruth, sorriness, succor
反義:heartlessness, inclemency, inhumanity, insidiousness, mercilessness, rage
n. 道德;道德準(zhǔn)則;品德高尚的行為;道德觀;
?? mor 道德+ ality 表示狀態(tài)、情況、性質(zhì) → n. 道德,(行為等的)道德性;德行,品行;道德觀,道德規(guī)范
"Can all our efforts towards morality prevail over the forces of evil?"
我們?yōu)樘岢珎惱淼赖滤龅呐δ軌驊?zhàn)勝邪惡的力量 嗎 ?
近義:morals, ethic, ethics
反義:immodesty, impudicity, indecency, iniquity, nefariousness, obscenity
n. 基礎(chǔ);主要成分;基準(zhǔn),基本原則;
?? bas(base基礎(chǔ))+is(名綴): 基礎(chǔ){base一般指具體的,basis一般指抽象的}
"She was chosen for the job on the basis of her qualifications."
她因資歷適合而獲選擔(dān)任這項工作。
近義:rationale, reason, base, support, bedrock, footing