Deceivers are the most dangerous members of society. They trifle with the best affections of our nature, and violate the most sacred obligations.
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adj. 危险的;
💡 danger危险+ous.....的 →危险的
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一个突然变得陌生而危险的世界里,他是她唯一的守护神。
近义:hazardous, jeopardous, parlous, perilous, risky, unsafe
反义:innocuous, inoffensive, offenceless, riskless, secure, sure
n. 社会;上流社会;社团;社群;
adj. 上流社会的,社交界的;
💡 socie=social社会+ty表名词 → 社会,社团
"Racism is abhorrent to a civilized society."
文明社会憎恶种族主义。
近义:aristoi, community, institution, merging, partnership, brotherhood
反义:personhood, self, selfhood, distinctiveness, individual
n. 自然;天性;天理;类型;
💡 nat出生的+ure状态→出生状态→天性
"the adversarial nature of the two-party system"
两党制的对抗性
近义:milieu, surroundings, circumambiency, medium, ecosystem, environment
vt. 违反;妨碍;侵犯;亵渎,强奸;
💡 viol违反+ate动词后缀 → 违背,违反
"to violate international law"
违反国际法
近义:ignore, infringe, transgress, trespass, unheed, breach
反义:heed, hold, honor, obey, observe, fulfil
adj. 宗教的;神圣的;受崇敬的,值得崇敬的;有宗教性质的;
💡 sacr神圣+ed...的 → 神圣的
"In Africa the snake is still sacred with many tribes."
非洲许多部落仍认为蛇是不可冒犯的.
近义:holy, sacral, consecrated, divine, hallowed
反义:immoral, impious, iniquitous, irreligious, obscene, piacular
n. 琐事;少量;蛋糕;
vi. 轻视,藐视;嘲弄;随意摆弄,玩弄;
vt. 浪费(时间或金钱);虚度;
💡 踹夫(谐音):那泼妇太过分了,为了一点 琐事就踹夫 trivial(a.琐屑的,细小的)-trifle(n.小事) tri(三)+f+le(小东西):很多小东西
"She seemed a trifle anxious."
她似乎有点儿焦急。
近义:loiter, putter, romp, futz, dally, dawdle
反义:influence, ascendancy, predominance, prevalence, prominence, pull