If our democracy is to flourish, it must have criticism; if our government is to function it must have dissent.
📚 名句词汇解析
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vi. 挥舞;茂盛，繁荣;活跃，蓬勃;
vt. 挥动，挥舞;
n. 挥舞，挥动;花样，华丽的辞藻;夸张的行为或手势;花式吹奏;
💡 flour花+ish动词后缀→花一样开放→繁荣
"He underlined his signature with a little flourish."
他挥笔在签名下画了一条线.
近义：clarion, fanfare, proliferate, prosper, succeed, thrive
n. 批评，批判;鉴定，审定，考证，校勘;苛求，[哲]批判主义;评论，评论文章;
💡 critic批评，辨明，分开+ism表名词 → 批评
"The plan has attracted criticism from consumer groups."
这项计划引起了各消费者组织的指责。
近义：brickbat, animadversion, review, reviewal, critique, stricture
反义：applause, kudos, laud, ovation, praising, salvo
n. 政府;政体;治理的形式;管辖，治理;
💡 govern统治+ment表名词 →政府
"the government's abandonment of its new economic policy"
政府对新经济政策的放弃
近义：ruling, control, rule, state, governing, governmental
反义：mishandling, mismanagement, misrule, disorderliness, anarchy, lawlessness
n. 功能，作用;应变量，函数;职务;重大聚会;
vi. 有或起作用;行使职责;
💡 funct活动+ion表名词 → 功能
"The function of the kidneys is to excrete wastes from the body."
肾的功能是排泄人体里的废物.
近义：ceremony, operate, perform, run, work, interrelation
n. 民众;民主国家;民主主义;民主政治;
💡 demo人民+cracy统治；\"人民统治\"→人民做主→民主；民主政治，民主政体；民主主义
"the principles of democracy"
民主原则
aux. 必须;必然要;（做出逻辑推断）;（表示坚持）;
n. 必须做的事，必不可少的事物;葡萄汁;霉臭;麝香;
vt.& vi. （表示必要或很重要）必须;（提出建议）应该;得;（表示很可能或符合逻辑）一定;
adj. 不可或缺的;狂暴的;
"You must be able to speak French for this job."
干这项工作你得会说法语。
近义：ought, should, necessaries, necessity, precondition, prerequisite