In the state of nature...all men are born equal, but they cannot continue in this equality. Society makes them lose it, and they recover it only by the protection of the law.
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n. 国家;州;状况,情况;资格;
vt. 规定;陈述,声明;
adj. 国家的;国务的,公务的;正式的;
💡 stat站立+e强调 → 国家;状态
"Dot arrived in a state of great agitation."
多特到达时十分焦虑不安。
近义:hold, maintain, assert, asseverate, manifest, assure
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. 相等的,平等的;平稳的;势均力敌的;胜任的;
vt. 等于;比得上;使相等;同样看待;
n. 同样的人;相等的数量;能与之比拟的东西;(地位、实力等)相同的人;
vi. 相等,相平(与out连用);
💡 equ相等,平均+al形容词后缀 → 相等的,平等的
"They envision an equal society, free of poverty and disease."
他们向往一个没有贫穷和疾病的平等社会。
近义:match, parallel, equate, par, peer, neighbor
反义:unmatch, objector, opposer, opposite, rival, trialist
vi. 持续;逗留;维持原状;
vt. 延期;使延伸;使持续;继续说;
💡 con全部+tinu握住+e→全部拿住→做事做到尾→继续
"The President was given a blank check by Congress to continue the war."
国会授予总统全权可继续这场战争。
近义:insist, keep, persevere, persist, proceed, prosecute
反义:quit, stop, leave, desist, cut, finish
n. 同等,平等;[数]相等,等式;
💡 equ相等,平均+ality名词后缀 → 平等
"Liberty, equality. Fraternity?"
自由,平等。博爱乎?
近义:owelty, par, parity, selfsameness, similarity, compatibility
反义:odds, unevenness, unlikeness, inhomogeneity, inequation, difference
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