A stern discipline pervades all nature, which is a little cruel that it may be very kind.
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vt. 训练;使有纪律;处罚;使有条理;
n. 训练;纪律;学科;符合行为准则的行为（或举止）;
💡 discipl=disciple门徒，学徒+ine表名词，人或物 → 门徒必须听说 → 纪律
"She needs the discipline of having to write an essay every week."
她需要进行每周写一篇文章的训练.
近义：penalise, penalize, punish, sanction, chastise, illustrate
反义：pander, pimp, miseducate, overindulge, pamper, pet
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
adj. 严厉的，严峻的;坚定的，不动摇的;严肃的;
n. 船尾，艉;末端;斯坦恩，英语男子名;
💡 斯特恩（谐音）：NBA总裁David Stern是 严厉的,他总站在 船尾指挥NBA
"The ship was in a blaze from stem to stern."
整艘船从头到尾都着火了.
近义：poop, inflexible, ascetic, austere, rigid, rigorous
adj. 小的;琐碎的;娇小的;幼小的;
adv. 不多，略微;少许，一点;短时间地;
n. （表示否定）微少;没有多少;短时间;
det. （数量上）微少的，少到几乎没有的;（a little）少量的，一些;
"His little affectations irritated her."
他的装腔作势令她不快。
近义：minute, pokey, poky, short, small, tiny
反义：large, major, sizeable, sizable, some, capital
adj. 残酷的，残忍的;使人痛苦的，让人受难的;无情的，严酷的;
💡 可辱尔（谐音）： 残酷到可以污辱你
"A mother who is cruel to her child is unnatural."
母亲对孩子残忍是不近人情的.
近义：heartless, inclement, inexorable, inflexible, inhuman, inhumane
反义：merciful, pietistic, prayerful, religious, saintly, theological
n. 〈古〉方式，方法;本质，天性;同类;某类;
adj. 仁慈的，体贴的;友善的，好心的;温和;宽宏大量的;
"Beneath his gruff exterior, he's really very kind-hearted."
他外表冷漠，心地却十分善良。
近义：nature, order, quality, rank, sort, stamp
反义：heedless, impolite, inattentive, inclement, abrupt, loutish