With reasonable men I will reason; with humane men I will plea; but to tyrants I will give no quarter, nor waste arguments where they will certainly be lost.
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adj. 合理的，公道的;明白道理的;适当的;有理性的;
💡 reason合理+able形容词后缀, 具有某种性质的 → 合理的, 通情达理的
"There is reasonable concordance between the two sets of results."
两组结果之间有着合理的一致。
近义：intelligent, levelheaded, logic, logical, moderate, modest
反义：illogical, inane, inconsistent, irrational, mad, meaningless
adj. 仁爱的，慈善的;高尚的;
💡 hum土,地+an属于...的+e→有人情的，仁爱的
"Is it humane to kill animals for food?"
宰杀牲畜来吃合乎人道 吗 ?
近义：humanitarian, philanthropist, benefactor, altruist, humanistic, kind
反义：heinous, horrible, inhuman, merciless, atrocious, outrageous
n. 四分之一;一刻钟;地区;（美式足球的）一节;
vt. 把…四等分;供…住宿;使（士兵）驻扎;
💡 quart四+er名词后缀 → 四分之一；一刻钟
"They walked a quarter of a mile down the mountainside."
他们沿山坡下行了四分之一英里的路程.
近义：house, keep, lodge, place, accommodate, billet
反义：oust, out, expel, deport, dispossess, exile
adv. 无疑;当然;确定;肯定;
💡 certain确实的+ly副词后缀，…地 → 确实地，一定地，当然地
"I shall certainly keep a beady eye on his behaviour."
我一定会时刻睁大眼睛提防他的行为。
近义：indeed, indubitably, inevitably, infallibly, assuredly, absolutely
反义：hesitatingly, hesitatively, indecisively, arguably, tentatively, wonderingly
n. 理由;原因;理性;理智;
vt.& vi. 推理，思考;争辩;辩论;向…解释;
💡 再（re）生一个（a）儿子(son)， 理由是第一个儿子夭折了
"The reason for the flood was that heavy rain."
水灾是那场大雨造成的.
近义：ratiocinate, think, conclude, deduce, deduct, motivation
反义：idiocy, applesauce, imbecility, inaccuracy, inanity, mistake
n. 恳求，请求;（被告或被告律师的）抗辩，答辩;借口，托辞;请愿;
💡 plea(please):你请求的时候总要说please就是我在求你- 恳求 请求
"The defence lawyer made an eloquent plea for his client's acquittal."
被告方的律师为委托人的无罪开释作了有说服力的辩护.
近义：appeal, petition, rogatory, apologia, assertion, avowal
反义：order, demand