n. 牺牲;献祭,供奉;牺牲行为;[宗]基督的献身;
vt.& vi. 牺牲,把…奉献给…;廉价卖出;牺牲,献祭;[棒]作牺牲打;
vt. 献祭;奉献;牺牲;亏本出售;
💡 sacri神圣+fice做,制作→为神做的东西→牺牲,牺牲品
"The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality."
这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
近义:immolate, victimize, abnegate, immolation
反义:self, selfhood, egoism, egotism
n. 自由,自主;直率;特权,特许;自由权;
💡 free自由的+dom状态或领域 →自由
"He made a bid for freedom by climbing over the wall."
他企图翻越这面高墙以获得自由.
近义:independence, liberty, autocracy, autonomy, emancipation, loosening
反义:peonage, thraldom, thrall, thralldom, vassalage, bondage